SALUTE AT 87: AN 87TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BRUCE ROGERS. [Broadside].

(Rogers, Bruce). Shapiro, Solomon R.

Published by [Woodstock, NY]: The Mermaid Press, 1957., 1957

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[Woodstock, NY]: The Mermaid Press, 1957., 1957. Fine. - Broadside, 10-7/8 inches high by 5 inches wide, titled "Salute at 87 / May 14,1957" followed by the initials "B R" in red within a decorative green frame. The author's name "S. R. Shapiro" is printed below the tribute. Fine. Limited edition of 87 copies printed by Fridolf Johnson at The Mermaid Press. The tribute lists printers, "Gutenberg, Jenson, Caxton, Aldus, Estienne [et al]" and concludes: "Spiritual ancestors all, whose greatest living successor you are." The 87th birthday tribute is dated May 14, 1957, a week before Bruce Rogers died on May 21, 1957. Bruce Rogers [1870-1957] was an American typographer and type designer, sometimes acclaimed as the greatest book designer of the twentieth century. Rogers was known for his "classical" style of design, rejecting modernism, never using asymmetrical arrangements, rarely using sans serif type faces and favoring roman faces such as Caslon and his own Centaur. Solomon R. Shapiro, who wrote the tribute, was a New York City bookseller, a close friend of Rogers and an expert on his publications.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SALUTE AT 87: AN 87TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO BRUCE ROGERS. [Broadside].
• Publisher: [Woodstock, NY]: The Mermaid Press, 1957.
• Publication Date: 1957
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press