| Private copy: | Alan Guest |
| Aberystwyth University, Thomas Parry Library: | Simon 177 |
| Nottingham University Library KMC: | Special Coll. PQ1797.F7.P5 |
| Nottingham University Library KMC: | Special Coll. QB 54 FON |
| Private copy: | Alan Guest |
| Aberystwyth University, Thomas Parry Library: | Simon 177 |
| Nottingham University Library KMC: | Special Coll. PQ1797.F7.P5 |
| Nottingham University Library KMC: | Special Coll. QB 54 FON |
| British Library: | C.99.c.45 |
[A]4r,[i]
BERNARD DE FONTENELLE A PLURALITY OF WORLDS [lozenge design of 16 zodiacal and 8 black moon-phase signs] JOHN GLANVILL'S TRANSLATION WITH A PROLOGUE BY DAVID GARNETT THE NONESUCH PRESS 1929
J5r, p.[139]
[a design of moon, castle, 13 animal figures and 4 human] This edition of Fontenelle's La Pluralité des Mondes in John Glanvill's translation of 1688 consists of 1,200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random House. It has been designed by Francis Meynell, composed by T. W. Hay at the Nonesuch Press, and printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press. The colour- stencilled decorations are by T. L. Poulton; the remainder are composed of astronomical signs. This copy is number [space for serial number]
L4r
(1200/400) Nonesuch/Random House
[A]8 [B-L]8.
[10] v-ix [x, 1] 2-7 [8-9] 10 [11] 12-35 36 [37] 38-63 [64] 65-85 [86] 87-112 [113] 114-38 [139-40] [+4].
7¾" × 4¾", white laid, Nonesuch, top edge rough-gilt, others uncut; 12(+3)pt. Janson with catchwords and 3-line dropped initials; 8 hand-coloured stencilled headpieces to chapters, on pp.v, 1, 9, 11, 37, 64, 86, 113, designed by T. L. Poulton, done by Curwen Press with no printed "key" Simon, 1973 p.217 on [B]1r B5r D3r E8v G3v I1r; casing, limp cream vellum wrappers sewn on 3 laces, spine gold-blocked down: ‘* A PLURALITY OF WORLDS *’, front cover small design gold-blocked on centre, 3 flying cherubs lighting up stars; slip-case covered in star-spangled dark green paper.
Author was Secretary of the Académie des Sciences, Paris, 1697.
Missing from Curwen Library and 1963 handlist; added at suggestion of Douglas Ball and Pat Gilmour Ac1; drawn to my attention by Alan Guest; Dreyfus 1981 cat.65 identifies the type as Janson; it seems that the Nonesuch Press held a few cases of Janson as founder's type for hand-setting.
B.L. copy numbered 1590, Alan Guest's 121, Nottingham 575, 1106.
Shown at the Zwemmer Gallery 1930 (see Mzi).
26/Nov/1929
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Robin Phillips, 6/Feb/1985, revised 17/Feb/2017