An Essay On Typography

London: Sheed & Ward, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth. Near fine. Gill, Eric. 120 pages. 19.5 x 13 m. Limited edition one of 500 signed by Eric Gill and Rene Hague. Wide text margins and graphic examples of type and alphabetical examples, and pictorial colophons. With 25 letterform examples, four printed from wood engravings including Janson, Baskerville and Gill’s Joanna slab serif. Clean, very fresh copy.