Initial letters W, W, A, A, A, G, I [graphic] EG 265; P 549. 1928.

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Initial letters W, W, A, A, A, G, I [graphic] EG 265; P 549. 1928.

Initial letters for The Canterbury Tales, 1929-31. Three trial proofs; printed on the same sheet as EG 266 and EG 267.

3 trial proofs : woodcut on paper ; designs 11/16" (1.7 cm.) to 15/16" (2.3 cm.) in height on sheets 11 7/8 x 6 15/16" (27.7 x 17.4 cm.).

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Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

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English sculptor and engraver. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, best known as Eric Gill, was born in Brighton, Sussex on February 22, 1882 to minister Arthur Tidman Gill and light-opera singer (Cicely) Rose King. They moved to Chichester in 1897, where Gill studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School (1897-1900). In 1900, Gill moved to London to study architecture under William Douglas Caröe, taking classes in practical masonry at Westminster Institute and in lettering and illumination at the Ce...