1940 Wf

Copies examined

Curwen Press: B70

Title page

[A]2r

Saturnalia | in the suburbs | A COMIC POEM | BY JOHN NICHOLAS | [garland: similar to Kzc ornament98] | 'England respelt her ancient destiny | With priceless prowess in the spelling bee' | LONDON | Privately Printed | 1940

Imprint

none

Limitation

[A]1v

(500)

Collation

[A]8 B-F8.

Pagination

[6] 1-31 [32] 33-87 [+3].

Technical description

Crown 8o: 7¼" × 4¾", trimmed, white laid, Nonesuch; 11 didot Walbaum (12pt. setting); casing, grey paper, printed up spine: ‘SATURNALIA IN THE SUBURBS’, and on upper cover: ‘[within double-rule border] Saturnalia | in the suburbs | A COMIC POEM | BY JOHN NICHOLAS | [in red, ornament Kzc 94]’.

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963