A History of the Golden Cockerel Press 1920-1960. de Cave, Roderick; Sarah Manson - 2002

British Library Publishing Division, 2003. Hardback in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

The British Library, 2002. Hardcover. As new/fine. The British Library, 2002. 279pp., index, illustrations throughout. 4to. As new hardcover, fine d/j.

London: British Library, 2002. 279 pages, over 160 monochrome illustrations and 16 pages of colour plates. Very good conditon. Hardback 28.5 x 22.5cms. ISBN: 9780712347785, 9781584560937. During the period 1920-1960 the Golden Cockerel Press was one of the foremost publishers of illustrated books. Closely associated with the revival of wood-engraving, its books were vehicles for the work of such artists as Robert Gibbings, Eric Gill, David Jones, Agnes Miller Parker, Eric Ravilious and John Buckland Wright. An extensive study of this important private press, this text is based on interviews and archival material from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States as well as Britain.

London: The British Library, 2002. Hardback. [i - v], vi - xi, [xii], 1 - 279pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The Golden Cockerel Press was one of the most important and productive of the English private presses which started work in the 1920s. Originally a co-operative venture set up as a "proving ground for literature", under Robert Gibbings it was transformed into a fine press famous for its illustrated books. Eric Gill's "Four Gospels" (1951) was but one of its successes illustrated by the wood-engravers of the time - Eric Ravilious, David Jones, Agnes Miller Parker, John Buckland Wright and others. Unlike other fine presses which succumbed to the Depression or closed during the second World War, Golden Cockerel continued to produce further outstanding books during the difficult years of the war and post-war austerity. The Press's literary achievement was as significant as its artistic contribution, through its publication of original manuscripts by writers… Leer más