1925 Ha

Copies examined

Curwen Press:

Title page

[1]₂^r

Imprint

[1]₂^r

Collation

[1-5]⁴.

Pagination

[8] 1-29 [+3].

Technical description

Crown 8^o: top edge only trimmed, 7¼" × 4⅞", white laid, J W Zanders; 11(+2)pt. Caslon; casing, spine unbleached linen, paper label printed downwards: ‘[lettered by hand with pen and ink] AD ASTRA PER ADUA[sic]’, boards in dark brown Roma paper, see Gj, upper cover printed: ‘AD ASTRA | PER ARDUA | A Poem of Love and Life | By 'N'’

Notes

"Per ardua ad astra" is the motto of the Royal Air Force, formed in 1925; this title seems to be a deliberate reversal of that motto; note mis-spelt title on ms spine label.

Presumably privately printed for the author.