REPORT OF THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE LAST SEA-FIGHT OF THE REVENGE.|THE

Ralegh (Raleigh), Sir Walter

Published by The Riverside Press, Boston, 1902

About this Item

4to. quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, paper cover label. iv, 19, (1) pages. With an illustration by Howard Pyle. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Lacking the slipcase. Leather bookplate of John Stuart Groves on front pastedown. Minor soiling to covers, foxing throughout. A nice copy. Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Printed by hand from type at The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Contains a decorative title page with a previously unpublished Pyle drawing in the center. (Morse & Brinkcle p.199). 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" quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, paper cover label. Seller Inventory # 139218

Bibliographic Details

Title: REPORT OF THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE LAST ...

Publisher: The Riverside Press, Boston

Publication Date: 1902

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Rogers, Bruce