1927 Jzf8 limited edition

Copies examined

British Library: Cup.401.f.4/8
Curwen Press: N7

Title page (upper cover)

f2r

JOURNEY | OF THE MAGI | By T.S. ELIOT | [block: the 3 kings] | DRAWINGS BY E. McKNIGHT KAUFFER

Imprint and series

f6r

This is number 8 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

As Jzf1 but: 10(+2)pt. Imprint; line block in black with brown and grey; casing, thin card covered with yellow laid paper, upper cover printed as above; tissue wrapper.

Notes

Date, 1927, from B.M. catalogue.

B.L. copy un-numbered.

See Gilmour (1977) p.47 about Paul Nash and Ted Kauffer swapping the cover colours, because Nash objected to the yellow intended for Jzf7; in the upshot it was used for Jzf8, Eliot's Journey of the Magi.

For general notes on this series, see Jzf0.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963

1927 Jzf8a ordinary edition

Copies examined

British Library: Cup.401.f.4/8
Curwen Press: N7

Title page (upper cover)

f2r

As Jzf8.

Imprint and series

f6r

This is number 8 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 Jzf8; front cover probably yellow laid paper, printed as Jzf8].

Note

For general notes on this series, see Jzf0.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963