Eric Gill
The Constant Mistress, 1934
(Waltham St. Lawrence): The Golden Cockerel Press
One of 300 copies signed by the author and artist.
1491
Octavo. 40pp. Eric Gill's six finely executed wood engravings echo the gentle wit of his sister's poems. This was their second collaboration for the Golden Cockerel Press; and despite Gill's...
Octavo. 40pp. Eric Gill's six finely executed wood engravings echo the gentle wit of his sister's poems. This was their second collaboration for the Golden Cockerel Press; and despite Gill's "sparkling and imaginative" engravings, Clay's "satisfying" verse, and "excellent" production values, the book did not meet the same critical acclaim as Sonnets and Verses. This copy features a full green morocco binding by Alfred Seth, featuring a stylized planetary motif tooled in black and gilt, and with a black only with gilt-tooled stars on the upper cover; title in gilt on spine. T.e.g. Although not much is known about Seth, the overall design conceit employed here contains echoes of Edgar Mansfield. A fine copy, housed in a green cloth folding case. (Cave & Manson 101).