1931 Ni

[A]⁴ B-N⁴ O⁶; inserts after [A]4 C4 E4 G4 I4 L4 M4 N4.

[7] 2-20 [21] 22-30 [31] 32-55 [56] 57-61 [62] 63-78 [79] 80-9 [90] 91-5 [96] 97-110; 4-leaf blank sewn endleaves.

Crown 4^o: 10¾" × 7¾", top edge only trimmed, artificial headband,white wove, Curwen Press + unicorn; 18pt. Baskerville; 11 line blocks with hand-coloured stencilling on inserts; casing, grey cloth, blocked in black on spine and on upper cover (see Drawfile); slip-case in black with printed label.

A long story written in April-May 1929; published in instalments in 1930 and in 1931; published in this limited edition by Cassell in 1931, then with 'Dream of Destiny' in 1932; see Hepburn (1981) p.116-7.

For hand-stencilling in transparent water-colour see Simon (1956) p.86 note; see Simon (1973) p.211-217, and 210 on this book's re-setting; Gilmour (private letter) confirms the key in this book was printed lithographically; this was the last book Kauffer made at Curwen Press; see Gilmour (1977) pp.78-79; see Flower Flower (1956) p.38 who says Kauffer made three attempts at the illustrations.

Catalogue raisonné Simon (1973) p.251 says this edition was of 350 copies, priced 5 guineas (£5 5s.); N.B. despite the t.p. there are 11, not 12, drawings.

• 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, 18pt.
• Bennett, Arnold, 1867–1931 IMDb NPG ODNB
• Cassell and Company, London
  • Desmond Flower, partner from 1930, later Chairman, was a friend of Oliver Simon. see Simon 1973 pp.208-10.
• Kauffer, E. McKnight (Edward McKnight), 1890–1954 NPG ODNB
  • see Flower (1956) pp.40-40, Simon (1973) p.215-217, Gilmour (1977) pp.74-80 and Twemlow (2009) pp.32-34