The Letter Forms & Type Designs of Eric Gill * Robert Harling * HC/DJ * Godine

Description: The Letter Forms & Type Designs of Eric GillNotes by Robert Harling Eric Gill started as a sculptor and was the foremost inscriptional letter-cutter of his time. These lettering interests led to his work for Robert Gibbings of the Golden Cockerel Press and the Monotype Corporation and his work was commissioned for the design of types for printers and publishers. Two of these types...Gill Sans and Perpetua...became internationally renowned and are still extensively used. Two of his lesser-known type designs, Felicity and Joanna Italic, are often considered as two of the most beautiful printing types available to modern printers. Harling traces Gill's career and provides examples of Gill's lettering for inscriptions and for printing. There are two folding inserts: one, in color, shows Gill's inscriptional lettering typical of his work as a letter-cutter, and the other reproduces in facsimile Gill's original designs for Joanna roman and italic. Black and white photographs, black and white and color illustrations, 64 pages, 7.5" x 7.5", Boston: David R. Godine, (published with Eva Svensson), 1977. Hardcover bound in russet cloth with gilt titling on spine and gilt decoration on front. Textured endpapers. Dustjacket features a portrait of Gill on back. Condition: Very Good++. The book's binding and interior are in excellent condition...clean and sharp. The dust jacket has very minor wear with no chips or tears, but there is some un-evenness on the front near the folded edge. The images above are of the actual book.

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