The Lord's Song: A Sermon by Eric Gill
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. Eric Gill. Limited Edition. Slim 8vo; 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (224 x 112 mm); (vi),16 pp., (vi); printed on Arnold paper, in black ink using Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types; wood-engraved title device, illustration and gilt initials on cover by Eric Gill. Original ivory buckram gilt, one or two faint spots, bookplate of Betty Clark. LIMITED EDITION of 500 of which this is NUMBER 5.
[Chanticleer 92].
This is Gill's sermon on the text of Psalm 136 “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” addressing the act of creation and the nature of man's freedom and responsibility.
The whimsical title device has inscriptions reading "Shakespeare is culture", "I vote" attached to the figure of a woman, "Bank of England loans to Japan or anywhere abroad."
The GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS was founded by Harold Midgely Taylor in 1920 with the object of publishing new works of literary significance by young authors and to print and publish fine editions of books of established worth. When Mr. Taylor retired in 1924, it was purchased by Robert Gibbings, known as an illustrator and woodcutter (Tomkinson, p .93) "Golden Cockerel books are amongst the most popular and desirable private press items." (Ransom p. 106).
Condition: Fine.
Item number: 437
Price: $375.00
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