1927 Ji

Copies examined

Curwen Press: A15

Title page

[1]3r

CHARLES DIEHL | THE EMPEROR | WHO LOST HIS NOSE | Translated | by | HAROLD BELL | 1927

Imprint and limitation

[6]6r

Of this edition 12 copies have been printed | at the Curwen Press, Plaistow, on Zanders' | hand-made paper, numbered I to XII, | and 38 copies on Vidalon mould-made | paper, numbered 13 to 50 | This is number [space for serial number]

Collation

[1-5]4 [6]6.

Pagination

[9] 2-39 [+5].

Technical description

Demy 8o: 8¾" × 5⅜", top edge only trimmed, white laid, J W Zanders; 16pt. Koch roman hand set; casing, spine black cloth gold-blocked up: ‘THE EMPEROR WHO LOST HIS NOSE’, boards green paper.

Note

The first use of Koch roman in England.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 22/Mar/2023