Folio Society Published Works Number 3477
Illustrated by Eric Gill - The Song of Songs Limited Edition
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Illustrated by Eric Gill - The Song of Songs Limited Edition (Published in by The Folio Society in 2022. A classic from the Fine Press tradition. Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies. Published in series with Genesis and The Book of Jonah. The Song of Songs is the most sensual book of the Bible, an often explicit dialogue between two devoted lovers. This 1925 edition was Gill’s first major work for the Golden Cockerel Press, his earliest attempt to illustrate a biblical narrative, and an ideal vehicle for his unique religious and erotic interests. 44 pages, set in Caslon type, with 19 wood-engravings by Eric Gill. Bound in oatmeal cloth blocked in gold on the spine. Taupe paper dust wrapper, printed in black ink, and featuring an illustration by the artist in facsimile of the original. Reproduced from the first edition, this book has been printed on Corolla Book Laid Ivory paper in black ink with some letters picked out in red. Accompanying the facsimile is an essay by Sebastian Carter, formerly of the Rampant Lions Press, now editor of Parenthesis, the Journal of the Fine Press Book Association. This specially commissioned piece gives essential background to the original publication and is printed in Caslon on Corolla Book Laid Ivory paper. The solander presentation box is covered in dark green Wibalin paper and lined with a paler green Surbalin paper. The front and spine are blocked in gold foil and the front board is inset with a title label printed in black with an illustration by Eric Gill on Corolla Book Laid Ivory paper. )
