1924 Gk ordinary edition

Copies examined

British Library: W11/0095 DSC
Curwen Press: C52

Title page

[A]3r

[within a double rule] THE DISCOVERY | A COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS | Written by | MRS. FRANCES SHERIDAN | Adapted for the modern Stage | by | ALDOUS HUXLEY | LONDON | CHATTO & WINDUS | 1924

Imprint

[A]3v

Collation

[A]8 B-H8 I4.

Pagination

[7] vi-vii [viii-xii, 1] 2-23 [24] 25-50 [51] 52-78 [79] 80-95 [96] 97-121 [+1].

Technical description

Crown 8o: top edge only trimmed 7½" × 5", white laid, Abbey Mills Greenfield; 11pt. Caslon; casing, spine blue cloth, paper label printed: ‘[double rule] | THE | DISCOV- | ERY | [double rule]’, boards white paper printed with red and maroon pattern.

Notes

For the Special Edition of this, see Gka.

A spare copy of the spine label is inserted at end of the book.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963

1924 Gka special edition

Copies examined

Curwen Press: C51

Title page

[A]3r

[within a double rule] THE DISCOVERY | A COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS | ...As Gk

Imprint

[A]3v

Limitation

[A]1v

This Special Edition of | THE DISCOVERY | printed on Italian hand- | made paper is limited to | 210 numbered copies, of | which 200 are for sale | This is number

Collation and pagination

As Gk.

Technical description

Crown 8o: As Gk except: uncut, white laid, Etruria Italy; spine black cloth, label as Gk; boards white laid paper printed black almost overall, with green pink and white pattern; printed dust-jacket.

Notes

For the ordinary edition of this, see Gk.

A spare copy of the spine label is inserted at end of the book.

See Simon 1973, p.239: Catalogue raisonné ascribes the decorated paper boards to Claud Lovat Fraser. .

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963