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eighteen as the secretary of reginald copleston,
the archbishop of
colombo, and there his interest in photography and the island led him to publish a popular series of four titles about ceylon under the collective title Picturesque Ceylon— Colombo and the Kelani Valley (1893), Kandy and Peradeniya (1894), Nuwara Eliya and Adam’s Peak (1895), and The Ruined Cities of Ceylon (1897), later collected into one volume — illustrated with his own photographs. Golden Tips was published after the completion of this series, and cave comments in his preface that, ‘a word of reference to my previous works on ceylon is
necessary to explain the connection of this book with them. the public has eagerly possessed itself of the first editions of four costly volumes, and from this it may be inferred that the subjects and methods of dealing with them are attractive [...] i have been led by these considerations to adhere to the same plan of illustrating all my descriptions with photographs, so placed that they can at once be seen together with the text to which they refer’ (pp. [v]-vi). however, the emphasis is a little different to that in the earlier, more historical works, as the introductory chapter explains: ‘the great tea industry of ceylon, although an enterprise of recent growth, has become an important item of the world’s commerce. the extraordinary rapidity with which this latest product of the resplendent lanka has gained universal favour is, of course, due to is superiority over the pekoes and souchongs of other countries. general interest in the island has been quickened to a remarkable extent by its phenomenal success, and those who drink the “cup that cheers” now wish to learn more of the country that produces such an excellent and dainty beverage’ (p.[1]). however, the author does not confine himself simply to tea production, but gives a broader overview of the island, its history, and its peoples and culture, and Golden Tips shared the success of its predecessors, achieving a fourth edition by 1905.
Bitting p. 80; Goonetileke 1715.
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72. tHe Cement & ConCrete assoCiation. cycle tracks, Pathways & Pavements with the construction of cement- Bound Macadam roads with concrete Fences Posts and Walls with air-raid Protection with all-Weather tennis courts and cricket Pitches with how concrete can help the Dairy Farmer with how concrete can help the Pig-Breeder with garden Plunge Pools. The Cement & Concrete Association, n.d. but c. 1938.
£80
large 8vo. eight works bound in one. sometime bound in sea-green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, the original wrappers bound in; pp. 16; 12; 48; 28; 12; 48; 48; 16, each booklet illustrated throughout with b/w photos, line drawings and plans; very good.
Mixed editions.
73. CHaUCer, Geoffrey. the canterbury tales. With Wood engravings by eric gill. Printed and Published at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1929-31.
£8,000
Folio. 4 vols.; original quarter niger morocco, spines lettered in gilt, decorated board sides, top edges gilt, others uncut; many wood-engraved head-pieces, tail-pieces and leaf-spray borders by eric gill, initials printed in red and blue; very slight varience of colour to spine of vol. 2, , two small inoffensive leather repairs to vol.2, otherwise a near fine set of this handsome production.
limited to 500 copies, this being number 156 of 485 copies on Batchelor hand-made paper. the format is uniform with that of the golden cockerel Press edition of Troilus and Criseyde, also illustrated by eric gill. these works, together with the magnificent Four Gospels, form three of the outstanding achievements of the British private press movement.
Evan Gill 281. Chanticleer 63 (“Beautiful Books!”).
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