1924 Gh ordinary edition

Copies examined

British Library: W.P.7332
Curwen Press: C34

Title page

[A]2r

[within a flowers and rule border] THE BODLEY HEAD QUARTOS | EDITED BY G. B. HARRISON | [flower] | THOMAS NASHE | PIERCE PENILESSE, | HIS SVPPLICATION | TO THE DIVELL | (1592) | remainder as Ff.

Imprint

[A]2v

Series

[A]1r

XI | BODLEY HEAD QUARTOS

Collation

[A]8 B-I8 K4.

Pagination

[i-v] vi-ix [x] xi-xii [+3] 2-4 [5] 6-16 [17] 18-137 [+1].

Technical description

Crown 8o: 7⅛" × 5", top edge only trimmed, white laid, no mark; 12pt. Caslon with dropped initials; type ornaments, facsimiles of original title-pages; casing, light brown cloth blocked in blue similar to Fb.

Notes

For paperback edition see Gha.

For fine-paper edition see Ghb.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963

1924 Gha paperback edition

Copies examined

Curwen Press: C34?

Title page, imprint and series

[A]2r

As Gh.

Collation and pagination

As Gh.

Technical description

Paper, type and illustrations as Gh but trimmed 7" × 4⅞"; paperback; green laid paper covers printed up spine: ‘THOMAS NASHE PIERCE PENILESSE, HIS SVPPLICATION TO THE DIVELL (1592)’, and across foot of spine: ‘2/6 | NET’, front cover as title-page, back cover advertisement as Gfa, detailing volumes I-XIII.

Note

Paperback edition is not in B.L.; ordinary edition (cased) in B.L. see Gh.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963

1924 Ghb fine-paper edition

Copies examined

British Library: 11771.dd.11
Curwen Press: C33

Title page, imprint and series

[A]2r

As Gh.

Limitation

[A]1v

(50)

Collation and pagination

As Gh.

Technical description

Crown 8o: 7¼" × 5", top edge only trimmed, dark green,white laid, Unbleached Arnold; type and illustrations as Gh; casing, spine white canvas blocked in dark green like Gg, boards in marbled paper predominantly green.

Note

B.L. copy numbered 6; for ordinary edition see Gh.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963