Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi : being the 26th and 27th chapters of Saint Matthew's Gospel from the Latin text.

Page [1] 1st set, and pages [1] & [3] at the end, are blank.

Title page printed in red and black, initials in red. Engraved vignettes on t.p. and jacket. Maltese Cross printer's ornaments throughout text.

Printer's device below colophon.

Binding: white buckram, spine lettered in gilt, cream paper jacket lettered in black, fore and bottom edges untrimmed.

"The passion of the Lord Jesus Christ: being chapters XXVI and XXVII of Saint Matthew's Gospel printed from the Latin Vulgate ; with six wood-engravings by Eric Gill"--Jacket.

"Printed by Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press, and completed on the XX day of February, MCMXXVI. The text is that of the Vulgate according to the edition of Aloysius Fillion (Paris, Letouzy et Ane, MCMXXI) ... Compositors: A.H. Gibbs and F. Young. Pressman: A.C. Cooper. The edition is limited to CCL [numbered] copies ..."--Colophon.

"18 pt. Caslon O.F. type ... on [watermarked] Batchelor hand-made paper. Full bound in white buckram"--Chanticleer.

Golden Cockerel Press. Chanticleer, 35

plate opp. p. 13 Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Purchased by the ATL, 2008, from Henry Sotheran. Copy no. 191. Acc. 366199.

Digital image available: plate opp. p. 13, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.