1928 Kzb

Copies examined

Curwen Press: K28

Copies located

British Library: 7804.t.7

Title page

[1]3r

A SPECIMEN BOOK OF | PATTERN PAPERS | DESIGNED FOR AND IN USE AT | THE CURWEN PRESS | WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL NASH | [line block in black, pink and green] | PUBLISHED FOR THE CURWEN PRESS BY | THE FLEURON LIMITED | 101 GREAT RUSSELL STREET LONDON | 1928

Imprint

[33](χ2r)

Limitation

[1]1v

THIS EDITION CONSISTS OF 145 COPIES | FOR SALE IN ENGLAND BY THE FLEURON | LIMITED AND 75 COPIES FOR SALE IN THE | UNITED STATES BY RANDOM HOUSE INC. | THIS IS NUMBER [space for serial number]

Contents

Draughtsmen
1-7Lovat Fraser
8-14Albert Rutherston
15-16Margaret James
17-18Thomas Lowinsky
19E. O. Hoppé
20Edward Bawden
21Paul Nash
Wood Engravers
22-4Paul Nash
25-9Enid Marx
30Eric Ravilious
31Harry Carter

Collation

[1]6 [2-33]4 [34]2; insert before [24]1, [34] tipped in, not sewn.

Pagination

[7] vi-xiv [+256].

Technical description

Royal 4o: 12" × 9" uncut; white wove, no mark[1-2] and inserts in [24] and [33]; 18pt. Caslon; patterned paper [3-33] sheets 24" × 18" folded 4o; casing white cloth, printed in black with pattern no.23, and on spine an integral white label: ‘PATTERN | PAPERS | * | CURWEN | PRESS

Notes

For production of patterns see Simon 1956, pp.58-62.

In this bibliography, references to patterns in this book cite Kzb followed by the number of the pattern.

Curwen copy examined was un-numbered.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963