When thou wast naked / a story by T. F. Powys ; with engravings by John Nash

Theodore Francis Powys

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/4408

Author

Imprint

Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berks: Printed & published ... by the Golden Cockerel Press, 1931

Physical Description

2 preliminary leaves, 65, [2] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

General Note

"This book was printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, by Robert and Moira Gibbings, assisted by George Churchill. Compositors: F. Young and A.H. Gibbs. Pressman: A. C. Cooper." [Colophon].
Printed in the Golden Cockerel type.
With a folded advertisement for other Golden Cockerel Press publications from The Frank Hollings Bookshop, 7 Great Turnstile, loosely inserted.

Copy Note

The edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 492. Signed by the author.

Binding Note

Quarter bound in blue morocco and decorated papered boards; top edge gilt, others deckle-edged. Spine lettered in gold: "When thou wast naked by TF Powys"

Subject

Illustrated books
20th-century fiction
Wood-engravings

Contributors

John Nash RA, illustrator, wood-engraver
Robert Gibbings, printer
Moira Gibbings, printer
The Golden Cockerel Press, printer/publisher