Eric Gill - Twenty-Five Nudes - 1938

Twenty-Five Nudes engraved by Eric Gill – Eric Gill

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1938. Unpaginated, 4 pages of introduction and 25 plates. 22cm x 13.5cm. Hardcover in the publisher’s red cloth with gilt lettered cover and spine and black edges. With original dust jacket. First edition with a short introduction by Eric Gill followed by 25 white line nudes on a black background.

Browning, soiling, chipping and some damage to the dust jacket. Pencil markings on the front free endpaper and its verso. Slight browning and spotting throughout. The text and illustrations are fresh and clear, and the binding is tight. Overall, a beautiful copy in very good condition.