Author: CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (ENGLISHED ANEW BY GEORGE PHILIP KRAPP)
Title: Troilus and Cressida a Love Poem in Five Books
Description: New York: Literary Guild, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eric Gill. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good + condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has completely split at the front spine joint and has large chunks of the spine lacking. There are several edge tears and other chips missing. "The whole of Troilus and Criseyde has never before been presented to English readers in a modernized version. The story was extremely popular in the time of Shakespeare, and a number of other plays on this theme, besides Shakespeare's own, were written and acted in Elizabethan times." "Arthur Eric Rowton Gill ARA (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. He is a controversial figure, with his well-known religious views and subject matter generally viewed as being at odds with his sexual behaviour, including his erotic art and sexual abuse of his daughters. Gill was named Royal Designer for Industry, the highest British award for designers, by the Royal Society of Arts. He also became a founder-member of the newly established Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry.". Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: Illustrated Editions Geoffrey Chaucer George Philip Krapp Troilus And Cressida Poetry Eric Gill Illustrated Editions Literary Guild Illustrated editions
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Title: Troilus and Cressida a Love Poem in Five Books
Description: New York: Literary Guild, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eric Gill. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good + condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has completely split at the front spine joint and has large chunks of the spine lacking. There are several edge tears and other chips missing. "The whole of Troilus and Criseyde has never before been presented to English readers in a modernized version. The story was extremely popular in the time of Shakespeare, and a number of other plays on this theme, besides Shakespeare's own, were written and acted in Elizabethan times." "Arthur Eric Rowton Gill ARA (22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was an English sculptor, typeface designer, and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. He is a controversial figure, with his well-known religious views and subject matter generally viewed as being at odds with his sexual behaviour, including his erotic art and sexual abuse of his daughters. Gill was named Royal Designer for Industry, the highest British award for designers, by the Royal Society of Arts. He also became a founder-member of the newly established Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry.". Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: Illustrated Editions Geoffrey Chaucer George Philip Krapp Troilus And Cressida Poetry Eric Gill Illustrated Editions Literary Guild Illustrated editions
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 35368
- Book number: 35368
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