James Reid’s only wordless publication, The Life of Christ in Woodcuts, was printed in the USA and also published in the UK but with a different cover and slipcase.
Publisher, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, London UK (printed in USA 1930)
- with slipcase, (assumed – no dust jacket).
- text block is not trimmed except for the top edge.
- top edge is finished in silver matching the silver on the cover of the slip case and the book as well as the thin strip of silver running along side the black spine on the front cover.
- paper label in silver/red/black pasted to the front cover of the slipcase.
- Images printed recto.
- Dimensions: slightly larger than the NY publication;
- Slip case: 24.8cm H x 16.5cm W x 2.5 cm thick (9 3/4″H x 6 1/2″W x 1″thick)
- Book: 24.2cm H x 16.5cm W x 2.2cm thick (9 1/2″H x 6 1/2″W x 7/8″thick)
- For further information and images see the NY entry and images – some woodcuts
silver on the cover
For further information and images see the NY black spine entry