1929 Lk

[1-9]⁴; 4-leaf endleaves front and back unsewn.

[9] 2-15 [16-7] 18-23 [24-5] 26-9 [30-1] 32-9 [40-1] 42-51 [52-3] 54-64.

Crown 4^o: 10" × 7¼", top edge only trimmed and gilt, artificial headband, white wove, Curwen Press + unicorn; 14(+3)pt. Baskerville; 8 line blocks with hand-coloured stencilled decoration; casing, brown buckram gold-blocked up spine: ‘HUXLEY : HOLY FACE’, and on upper cover: ‘[one line block]’; slip case covered in patterned paper Kzb no.13.

For stencil process see Simon (1956) p. 86, Curwen (1934) pp.35-39 and Simon (1973) pp.211-7 and 248; Catalogue raisonné says this edition was of 300 copies, priced 3 guineas (£3 3s.).

• Baskerville
  • 1757, by John Baskerville of Birmingham;
  • 1923, Monotype, under Morison;
  • see Simon 1956, pp.41 42 46, Simon 1973 p.169, Moran 1971 pp. 45 75.
• Baskerville, 14pt.
• Fleuron, London
• Huxley, Aldous, 1894–1963 IMDb Munzinger NPG ODNB
• Rutherston, Albert, 1881–1953 NPG ODNB
  • see Gilmour (1977) pp.42-45 and Simon (1973) p.215; uncle of Oliver Simon.