Robert Gibbings collection, 1919-1989.

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Robert Gibbings collection, 1919-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/591527559

This collection contains correspondence to and from Robert Gibbings's friends and colleagues, including Eric Gill, as well as ephemera and photographs related to his work. Artworks in this collection include copper engravings, wood engravings and drawings in pencil. Bound manuscripts include original paste-ups, notebooks, and early or unpublished drafts of books. There is also correspondence between Joseph Kelly Vodrey and booksellers regarding the compilation of this collection.

46 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 shelf of bound volumes)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7773715

University of California, Los Angeles

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Gibbings, Robert, 1889-1958

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62n6294 (person)

Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) was an Irish author and artist best known for his wood engravings. He bought and ran the Golden Cockerel Press in Berkshire, England from 1924-1933, when the stresses of the Great Depression forced him to sell the press. During and after World War II he wrote and illustrated several books on the landscape and natural history of various rivers (among them, 'Sweet Thames Run Softly', 'Going Down the Seine' and 'Lovely is the Lee') which resonated with readers concerned ...

Vodrey, Joseph Kelly, 1905-1975,

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