| Curwen Press: | K12 |
| Curwen Press: | K12 |
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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
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with unicorn Kzc no.2
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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.
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.
[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].
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’.
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.
5/Mar/1924
Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 2/Jul/2010
| British Library: | P.P.1622.bia |
| University of London Research Library Services: | Special Collections Periodicals [Fleuron] fol. |
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As Gl.
As Gl.
As Gl.
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.
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.
5/Mar/1924
Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 2/Jul/2010