[The Golden Cockerel Press] [Prospectus] [Ephemera]
Title |
Season 1932. Mr. Robert Gibbings presents his world famous Golden Cockerel in its Eleventh Year in six completely New and Original Numbers. |
Date |
Waltham Saint Lawrence: 1926 |
Publisher |
The Golden Cockerel Press, |
Description
16 pp., 97/8 x 7½ ins, cream wove paper. A full-page and two smaller engravings by Eric Ravilious (one specially cut for this prospectus, and two from 'Twelfth Night') and two by Robert Gibbings from 'Salambo' by Flaubert. Announces:'The Apple Trees' by Hugh Walpole; 'Lord Adrian' by Lord Dunsany; 'Daisy Matthews' by Rhys Davies; 'Rummy' by A.E. Coppard; 'Consequences' by various authors; and 'Sermons' by various artists. Including an offer to print bookplates using any of the 1,000 blocks held by the press with three examples shown, one using an engraving by Gill and two by Gibbings. Loosely inserted: Order Form (post card 3¾ x 5 ins).
Condition
A prospectus in Near Fine condition with Order Form.