1927 Jzf1 limited edition

Copies examined

British Library: Cup.401.f.4/1
Curwen Press: N7

Copies located

British Library: Cup.510.pc.10/5

Title page (front cover)

f2r

YULETIDE | IN A | YOUNGER WORLD | [line block, vignette: a couple climbing a hill] | BY THOMAS HARDY | Drawings by ALBERT RUTHERSTON

Imprint and series

f6r

This is number 1 of | THE ARIEL POEMS | Published by Faber & Gwyer Limited | at 24 Russell Square, London, W. C. 1 | Printed at the Curwen Press, Plaistow

Limitation

f6v

This edition on Zanders' hand-made | paper is limited to 350 copies | This is No. [space for serial number]

Collation

[1]8; Ff1 and 8 are pastedowns.

Pagination

None.

Technical description

Crown 8o: 7¼" × 4 ¾", white laid, Unicorn 12(+6)pt. Koch Kursiv; line block in black with colour, brown pink and green, block bearing date 1927; thin card wrappers covered with green laid paper, front cover printed as above; tissue wrapper.

Notes

Date, 1927, from B.M. catalogue and line block.

For general notes on this series, see Jzf0.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 26/Mar/2023

1927 Jzf1a ordinary edition

Copies examined

British Library: Cup.401.f.4/1
Curwen Press: N7

Title page (front cover)

f2r

YULETIDE | IN A | YOUNGER WORLD | [line block, vignette: a couple climbing a hill] | BY THOMAS HARDY | Drawings by ALBERT RUTHERSTON

Imprint and series

back cover

This is number 1 of | THE ARIEL POEMS | Published by Faber & Gwyer Limited | at 24 Russell Square, London, W. C. 1 | Printed at the Curwen Press, Plaistow

Collation

[1]4.

Pagination

None.

Technical description

[Crown 8o: 7¼" × 4 ¾", white wove; type-setting and illustration as Jzf1; front cover probably green laid paper, printed as Jzf1].

Note

For general notes on this series, see Jzf0.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 29/May/2023