GILL, Eric Art & Love Bristol, Douglas Cleverdon, 1927
8vo. Full vellum with spine lettered in gilt; housed within the original marbled paper covered slipcase; printed label to front; uncut; pp. [4, blank], xiii 26, [2], [4, blank], 6 engraved plates lacking the extra suite, pocket inside rear cover empty, fine copy.
First Edition, Signed copy, Number 26 of 35 copies of a total print run of 260
Eric Gill's extremely well preserved illustrated essay on the two subjects that define him as one of the most controversial 20th century artists- Art, for which the contribution of his work continues to be enduring, and Love- for which his infamous association with incest and paedophilia position him as a figure who is impossible to forgive.
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