1937 Tb

Copies examined

Curwen Press: J12

Title page

[1]3r

[within a 38pt. border of decorative rules] CAMILLE | (LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS) | by | ALEXANDRE DUMAS, FILS | Translated from the French | with an Introduction | by | EDMUND GOSSE | and twelve drawings | by | MARIE LAURENCIN | Printed for the Members of | THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB | AT THE CURWEN PRESS, LONDON | 1937

Limitation

[15]4r

THIS EDITION OF 'CAMILLE' IS ILLUSTRATED WITH | TWELVE WATER-COLOUR PAINTINGS BY MARIE | LAURENCIN. THE EDITION IS DESIGNED BY | OLIVER SIMON, AND FIFTEEN HUNDRED COPIES | HAVE BEEN PRINTED BY HIM AT THE CURWEN | PRESS IN LONDON, ENGLAND, FOR THE MEMBERS | OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB | This copy is number [space for serial number] | and it is signed by the artist | [space for signature]

Collation

[1-14]8 [15]4; inserts follow [1]2 [2]4 [4]6 [5]2 [5]8 [7]3 [7]6 [8]3 [10]4 [11]1 [11]6 [12]8.

Pagination

(excludes inserts)[6] v-xi [xii-xiv] 1-213 [+3].

Technical description

Demy 4o: 11" × 8½", trimmed, top edge gilt, artificial head- and tail-bands,white wove, no mark inserts thicker white wove, no mark; 18(+1)pt. Bembo; colour collotypes on inserts; casing, white buckram, spine gold-blocked: ‘[within decorative border 2" × 1", lettering upwards] CAMILLE’, and on upper cover: ‘[line block 3" × 2½": a camellia]’.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963