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Hurst & Company Editions of Lucile

The Arlington Edition of Standard Classics, 1883-1902

This edition is never illustrated in PTLA, but all copies appear to have "Arlington Edition" stamped on spine or top board or both.

 

Nd, 122 Nassua.125x193mm, 334p. Frontispiece is b&w Du Maurier illustration as shown above. Verso titlepage: Argyle Press, Printing & Bookbinding, 24-26 Wooster St. Dark green cloth stamped black, gold around "Lucile" on spine is about 22mm wide and incorporates small leaves.. "Arlington Edition" on upper board and across spine; overall design as shown below. Glazed yellow endsheets. Poor quality paper. S&EH [Scan from photocopy].

----. Brown cloth. University of Rochester.

----. Cloth color not confirmed. Brigham Young University.

Nd, 134-136 Grand Street. 120x190mm, 334p. No frontispiece. Titlepage: reads "Illustrated" but none present. "Arlington Edition" on cover and spine.Dark green cloth (which appears blue in scan) stamped black and title in gold on spine (19mm wide, without leaves as above). Plain endsheets. Poor quality paper. S&EH.

Nd, 134-136 Grand Street. 120x190mm, 334p. Titlepage says "Illustrated" but none present. Dedication and apologetic preface. "Arlington Edition" on cover and spine. Rose cloth stamped black. Ad for Argyle Press on final leaf. S&EH: inscribed December 25, 1894.

----. As above except gray cloth stamped black, silver title panel on spine stamped as gold panel immediately above. Advertisement at rear for the Argyle Press, Printers and Binders 265-267 Cherry St. and 520-522 Water St. S&EH: Signature dated January 12, 1894; BAP Hu3: laid in at p112-113 a strip of contact photos of young woman, with stamp of George M. Jameson, Photographer, Culpepper, VA.

Copies not identified to issue: 

189-, Arlington edition: NL 0594627 University of Illinois: original binding; Yale.

 

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