The Scarlet Letter 1941 [VINTAGE 1941 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK] [LIMITED EDITON of 1700 COPIES]

Prout, Charles (editor); Ireland, Herbert (managing editor)

Published by Scarlet Letter Council, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1941

About this Item

Near fine condition black cloth boards with a red and gold front cover pastedown and a brown leather spine label with gold lettering. Includes Dedication to Earl Bryant Perkins; Preface; Subject Index; and Student Index. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates and map illustrated front and rear endpapers. Also includes gilt upper page edges. A vintage 1944 former owner name and date (" '44' ") is neatly scripted at the upper edge of the blank second free front endpaper. Contents include: The First 175 Years; A Wealth of Information; Men of Rutgers; Reward for Effort; The Social Year; Along Fraternity Row; The Broader Man; On the Athletic Field; and Indexes. "Originality is the dream and quest of every bookmaker. To be accused of copying another book is to him the worst of condemnations. Yet in this volume we have purposely avoided originality to a certain degree and risked having the label of imitation placed on the fruit of our labors. The 1941 Scarlet Letter resembles in many respects its predecessor of two years ago, the 1939 edition of the Rutgers yearbook, but it was not without a clear understanding of what copying meant that this book was conceived and executed. In discarding the modern style of typography and paper so common to yearbooks, the 1939 Scarlet Letter editors produced a book of beauty and permanence which earned the applause of the entire bookmaking profession. Many of the best features of our predecessor we have incorporated into this volume, along with numoerious and varied improvements we have seen fit to make. No changes have been made merely for the sake of variety or individuality, but, rather, a desire for the best possible volume of a bookish and permanent type has been the aim throughout. The year 1941 marks the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of Rutgers University. We have felt honored and privileged to have tghe opportunity to record so important a year in the annals of this ancient institution and have given much thought to properly handling the task. To commemorate that anniversary we have tried to portray the history of Rutgers in the chapter divider pictures and chapter introductions. Thus we present our 1941 edition of The Scarlet Letter. It tells the story not of one year but of one hundred and seventy-five. We hope it will long be cherished by its readers as the long-range, permanent record of Old Queen's for which it was intended . - The Editors" - from the Preface.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scarlet Letter 1941 [VINTAGE 1941 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK] [LIMITED EDITON of 1700 COPIES]
• Publisher: Scarlet Letter Council, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1941
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lorstan Studios (photography)
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: Near Fine