The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ : according to the authorized version of King James I
Publisher:
Golden Cockerel Press
Illustrator:
Gill, Eric
Printer:
Gibbings, Robert John
Printer:
Gibbings, Moira
Bookbinder:
Tebbutt, Joan
Bookbinder:
Cockerell, Sydney Morris
With decorations by Eric Gill
"This book was printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press at Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire. Begun on the 20th of February, 1931, it was completed on the 28th October in the same year. Compositors: F. Young and A. H. Gibbs. Pressman: A. C. Cooper. 500 copies have been printed, of which numbers 1-12 are on vellum..."--Colophon. Museum has copy no. 96
Bound in toned calf vellum; tooled in gold, with black ink brush lettering on the spine. Inside of the boards edged with brown morocco; brown Japanese handmade end papers with individually marbled motifs. Designed and tooled by Joan Tebbutt and S. M. Cockerell - monogrammed and dated "19 J SC T 79". Edge of pages gilt.
268, [3]p : ill ; 34cm.
Purchased from the W. S. Blunt Fund, with the aid of the Victoria and Albert Museum Grant-in-Aid Fund, from Duval and Hamilton, bk.sellers.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1981)
1931 CE - 1979 CE
"This book was printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press at Waltham Saint Lawrence in Berkshire. Begun on the 20th of February, 1931, it was completed on the 28th October in the same year. Compositors: F. Young and A. H. Gibbs. Pressman: A. C. Cooper. 500 copies have been printed, of which numbers 1-12 are on vellum. This is No. [in ms] 96."--Colophon. Provenance: purchased from the W.S. Blunt Fund, with the aid of the Victoria & Albert grant-in-aid fund from Duvat & Hamilton, bk.- sellers. Accesssion no. 810459. Bound in toned vellum; tooled in gold, with black ink brush lettering on the spine. Designed and tooled by Joan Tebbutt and S. M. Cockerell - monogrammed and dated "19 J SC T 79". Edge of pages gilt. In special case constructed by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: PB 1-1981
Primary reference Number: 99025
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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