1927 Ju

Copies examined

British Library: 012273.b.19
Curwen Press: B41

Title page

[A]3r

ROBERT EYRES LANDOR | SELECTIONS | FROM | HIS POETRY AND PROSE | WITH | AN INTRODUCTION | BIOGRAPHICAL & CRITICAL | BY | ERIC PARTRIDGE | The FANFROLICO PRESS, LONDON. 1927

Imprint and limitation

[2O]3r

One hundred and fifty-five copies of this | edition have been printed on | hand-made paper at the | CURWEN PRESS | PLAISTOW | This is number [space for serial number]

Collation

[A]6 B-Z4 [2A-2N]4, 1 leaf insert before P1, [2O]4.

Pagination

(insert included) [12, 1], 2-104 [105-9] 110 [111-3] 114-6 [117-9] 120-34 [135-7] 138-54 [155-7] 158-74 [175-7] 178-92 [193-5] 196-208 [209-11] 212-26 [227-9] 230-51 [252-5] 256-82 [283-5] 286 [+4].

Technical description

Demy 8o: 8⅝" × 5⅝", top edge only trimmed and gilt; white laid, Etruria Italy; 12pt. Caslon; spine quarter-bound style in vellum, boards blue paper, spine gold-blocked: ‘[fillet] | ROBERT | EYRES | LANDOR | * | ERIC | PARTRIDGE | FANFROLICO | PRESS | [fillet]

Notes

See Simon 1973 p.245: Catalogue raisonné omits mention of limitation, and states paper was Abbey Mills antique laid.

Curwen copy lacks binding.

B.L. copy is no.7, signed by Partridge.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 5/Feb/2008