Barnacles Bottoms, Signed (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Black backram cloth, stamped in gold with a "B" and "R" from Roger's Tory typeface, (9 x 6.25 inches), unpaginated. The second production from The Typophiles. One of only 100 copies, privately printed as a tribute to Bruce Rogers on the occassion of a welcome home dinner in his honor on October 30, 1935. Signatures include "An Open Letter" by Frederic W. Goudy and signed by him; an original wood engraving signed by Charles W. Smith; illustrations by Valenti Angelo and W.A. Dwiggins; and a five-page tribute by Christopher Morley written especially for this book, as well as signatures of Edward F. Stevens and Ernest Knauffh. Includes the two-leaf signature from Richard Ellis laid-in, which arrived too late to be bound in. In total there are individual contributions from seven artists, fifteen writers, and twenty-six printers. An exceptionally clean, bright and tight copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Used. This is the second book published by The Typophiles and was created as a surprise 65th birthday tribute to the dean of American book design, Bruce Rogers. The title is a play on Rogers's famous mark-a thistle-and his love for maritime themes (hence "Barnacles"). The book is an exquisite festschrift of printing as each section was printed by a different shop or designer, showcasing a dizzying array of paper stocks, typefaces, and illustrative styles with contributions by fifty-five notables including Ruzicka, Angelo, Fass, Goudy, Bennett, Dwiggins, Rushmore, Adler, Beilenson, Cary, Blumenthal, Hess, and Trenholm. Very, very good. Includes Richard Ellis's contribution which arrived too late to bind in. Also includes a bookmark printed on paper made from BR's old clothes. Signed by Goudy and Charles W. Smith, and Edward Stevens. 454.