First Nudes: Eric Gill
by Gill, Eric; Rothenstein, Sir John (intro.)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Neville Spearman, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Red cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; illustrated dust jacket; small 4to; pp. [8], plus 24 sketches, reproduced on the recto only. Spine tips and corners lightly rubbed, otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket faintly rubbed and dust-soiled; small chips at spine tips and corners; VG in mylar. The sketches are amongst Gill's first life drawings of nude men and women, offering a glimpse of the artist's early work, at the outset of his career.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D7645
- Title
- First Nudes: Eric Gill
- Author
- Gill, Eric; Rothenstein, Sir John (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Neville Spearman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Recto
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- VG
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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