JOURNAL OF MADAM KNIGHT.|THE

Published by Printed by Bruce Rogers for the Publishers Small, Maynard & Company, Boston, 1920

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small 8vo. cloth-backed patterned cloth-covered boards, paper spine label. xiv, 72, (2) pages. Limited to 525 copies printed by Bruce Rogers (Warde 145). Very minor spotting to the boards, else a near fine copy. With introduction by George Parker Winship. Foldout map and title page in red and black. This is number 11 in Rogers' list of the 30 books he admired most of all his designs. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). Francis Meynell stated that Rogers was."the greatest artificer of the book who ever lived" cloth-backed patterned cloth-covered boards, paper spine label. Seller Inventory # 33918

Bibliographic Details

Title: JOURNAL OF MADAM KNIGHT.|THE

Publisher: Printed by Bruce Rogers for the Publishers Small, Maynard & Company, Boston

Publication Date: 1920

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Rogers, Bruce