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Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983.. First edition. One of 1,350 copies. 4to. xxiv, 545, (3) pp. Original two-tone cloth, with one of Gill's illustrations blindstamped to the upper cover, slipcase. With over 1,000 examples of Gill's work - several folding. An attractive copy. Compiled by Gill's nephew, this brings together a lifetime's work, from the well known and celebrated, such as his designs for the Golden Cockerel Press books, to more ephemeral items such as designs for rubber stamps, Christmas cards and bookplates.

Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983.. First edition. One of 1,350 copies. 4to. xxiv, 545, (3) pp. Bespoke binding of two-tone leather with black morocco to the spine and fore edges with stylised gilt lettering and inlaid morocco flowers of differing colours, the central sections of the both boards in cream morocco and further inlaid morocco flowers and blind tooled stems and leaves, marbled endpapers. With over 1,000 examples of Gill's work - several folding. Slight waviness to the foot of the contents and a little spotting to the edges, a delightful example in a unique binding. Compiled by Gill's nephew, this brings together a lifetime's work, from the well known and celebrated, such as his designs for the Golden Cockerel Press books, to more ephemeral items such as designs for rubber stamps, Christmas cards and bookplates.

Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983. No. 64 of only 85 special copies, with an extra suite of 8 prints taken from the original wood blocks (there were also 1350 ordinary copies). Hundreds of illustrations by Gill, including several colour and fold-out examples. Printed on St Cuthbert’s Mill archival rag paper. 2 volumes, together with the portfolio of prints. Folio, bound by Desmond Shaw of Cambridge in original quarter tan pigskin, rust cloth boards, prints housed in folding rust cloth portfolio, all 3 volumes housed together in original slipcase. An extremely good, fresh and bright copy, just taken out of the original shipping box so with none of the usual darkening to the light pigskin spines.||The 8 prints in the portfolio are: ‘A Garden Enclosed’, ‘Self-Portrait’, ‘Surrexit Alleluia’, ‘Tree and Dog with Flames’, ‘St Thomas’s Hands’, ‘Girl with Mirror’, ‘I am a Little World’ and ‘Man and Woman Embracing’.With the original prospectus.| One of only 85… Read More