LOG OF THE COLUMBIA: SEASON OF 1899

Leeds, Herbert Corey

Published by The Riverside Press), (Cambridge, MA, 1900

About this Item

4to. black cloth with paper label to front, deckled edges. 61, (1), followed by 16 blank pages. Limited to 50 copies designed and printed by Bruce Rogers at the Riverside Press. (Warde 15; The Work of Bruce Rogers, #49, page 11). While called to be signed by signed by publisher Henry Oscar Houghton, this copy is marked in red ink on the limitation page "printer's sample copy" in Bruce Rogers' hand, which is indistinguishable. Light rubbing to the rear board, spine ends and hinges, else a near fine copy of this extremely scarce book. This book probably represents Bruce Rogers' first attempt to do a luxurious effort in typography. The colophon at rear is of The Riverside Press. The contents of the book give an account of the October 1899 America's Cup races between the New York Yacht Club's Columbia and Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. The crew of the Columbia included noted Spanish-American War Rough Rider Woodbury Kane, as well as the first woman to compete in the America's Cup, Hope Goddard Iselin., Cambridge, Massachusetts: Printed for the Author by H. O. Houghton and Company, 1900. 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" black cloth with paper label to front, deckled edges. Seller Inventory # 139738

Bibliographic Details

Title: LOG OF THE COLUMBIA: SEASON OF 1899

Publisher: The Riverside Press), (Cambridge, MA

Publication Date: 1900

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Rogers, Bruce