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Samuel Coleridge: The Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English philosopher, critic and poet.

This edition was drawn & written down by Christoper Fiddes, and is his copyright in 1978. In the History of the QTP in 1987 Carr reported that he had published three impressions; three have been seen. As the text and drawings were done by Christopher Fiddes, Carr's printer used the same plates for each impression but changed the colour of the cover and paper, or both. There is no indication of the order in which they were published, so this is guessed.


(Last updated on 13/1/2021)



SBP-COL1: First impression?

Title: The Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner

Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: copyright date 1978

ISBN: None

Size: 127 x 92 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: one

Binding: printed glossy card covers

Paper: brown ink on pale yellow paper

Editor: Christopher Fiddes

Cover artist: Christopher Fiddes

Internal illustrations: 11 by Christopher Fiddes

Number in series: not stated

Colophon: sun face 1964

Telephone number: none

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: 27

Printed by: Harry Richardson (Printers) Ltd., Dryden Street, Kettering

Content: Title and credit: Samuel Coleridge's The Voyage drawn & written down by Christopher Fiddes © C.J. Fiddes 1978.

Notes: This has the same cover as the second impression but is printed on different colour paper using a different colour ink, and only has one staple. A printer is named.

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Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


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Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)





SBP-COL2: Second impression?

Title: The Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner

Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: copyright date 1978, but probably issued in early 1980s

ISBN: None

Size: 127 x 93 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: one

Binding: printed glossy card covers

Paper: white

Editor: Christopher Fiddes

Cover artist: Christopher Fiddes

Internal illustrations: 11 by Christopher Fiddes

Number in series: not stated

Colophon: sun face 1964

Telephone number: none

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: 27

Printed by: not stated

Content: Title and credit: Samuel Coleridge's The Voyage drawn & written down by Christopher Fiddes © C.J. Fiddes 1978.

Notes: This has the same cover as the first impression but is printed on different colour paper using a different colour ink, and has two staples. No printer is named.

Image of book

Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


Image of book

Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)




SBP-COL2: Third impression

Title: The Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner

Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: dated 1978, but probably issued in the middle 1980s

ISBN: None

Size: 126 x 99 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: one

Binding: printed glossy card covers

Paper: orange

Editor: Christopher Fiddes

Cover artist: Christopher Fiddes

Internal illustrations: 11 by Christopher Fiddes

Number in series: not stated

Colophon: sun face 1964

Telephone number: none

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: 27

Printed by: not stated

Content: Title and credit: Samuel Coleridge's The Voyage drawn & written down by Christopher Fiddes © C.J. Fiddes 1978.

Notes: This is slightly wider than most small books, at 99 mm, but a copy is known that is 95 mm wide (Tim Dean). It might have been trimmed more than others, or could be another impression.

Image of book

Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)


Image of book

Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)