1924 Gl fine-paper edition

Copies examined

Curwen Press: K12

Title page

[A]2r

THE FLEURON | A JOURNAL OF TYPOGRAPHY | EDITED BY OLIVER SIMON | [swelled rule] | No.2 | [swelled rule] | AT THE OFFICE OF THE FLEURON | ST. STEPHEN'S HOUSE | WESTMINSTER | 1924

Colophon

S5r

with unicorn Kzc no.2

Limitation

π4v

This edition, on hand-made paper, | is limited to 120 copies, of | which 110 are for sale | This is No. [space for serial number]. See note below.

Collation

π4(=front endleaves sewn as a section) [A-C]4 D-M4, [N]4 O-R4 S6, inserts before C2 K2 L3 M3 R2, folded insert after H4.

Pagination

[10] 3-4 [5-6] 7-8 [9] 10 [11-12] 13-27 [28] 29-32 [33] 34-5 [36] 37-40 [41] 42-54 [55-6] 57-75 [76] 77-84 [85-6] 87-8 [89-91] 92 [93] 94 [95] 96-7 [98] 99-114 [+26].

Technical description

Demy 4o: top edge only trimmed and gilt, 11¼" × 8½", white laid, Batchelor's Kelmscott, except inserts before C2 white laid, J W Zanders, and R2 white laid, Abbey Mills; 14pt. Baskerville; collotype on folded insert after H4, many line and block illustrations; colour printing; printed samples tipped onto O4 Q3 Q4 R1; casing, black buckram, spine gold-blocked: ‘THE | FLEURON | No.2.1924’.

Notes

Limitation notice in Curwen copy shows pencil corrections changing figures to 125 and 115; Curwen Library index gave total printing of 120, which agrees with Simon (1956) p.30.

For the other issues see 1 Fn, 3 Gm, IV Hp; issues V and VI were edited by Stanley Morison and printed at Cambridge University Press.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 2/Jul/2010

1924 Gla ordinary edition

Copies examined

British Library: P.P.1622.bia
University of London Research Library Services: Special Collections Periodicals [Fleuron] fol.

Title page

[A]2r

As Gl.

Colophon

As Gl.

Collation and pagination

As Gl.

Technical description

Demy 4o: 10¾" × 8¼" trimmed; white laid, Abbey Mills; type and illustrations as Gl; casing, spine red cloth gold-blocked as Gl, boards black paper.

Note

See Simon (1956) p.30; ordinary edition has no Limitation statement; 750 copies of ordinary edition printed; price 1 guinea (£1 1s.), de luxe 3 guineas.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 2/Jul/2010