LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF AN IMPRESSIONIST: EARLY WRITINGS

Hearn, Lafcadio

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1911

About this Item

8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 179 pages. With an Introduction By Ferris Greenslet. First edition limited to 575 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers. Haas 92. Lacking the slipcase, else a near fine copy. Printed at The Riverside Press. This is a stunning Hearn set of short stories and essays on New Orleans and the West Indies, part of the Hearn "AMERICAN DAYS" essays. Contents - FLORIDIAN REVERIES: To The Fountain of Youth; A Tropical Intermezzo; A Name in the Plaza; Vulture Aura; CREOLE PAPERS: Quaint New Orleans and its Habitants; Creole Women in the French West Indies; ARABESQUES: Arabian Women; Rabyah's Last Ride 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 paper-covered boards, paper spine label. Seller Inventory # 139833

Bibliographic Details

Title: LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF AN IMPRESSIONIST: ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Rogers, Bruce

Edition: 1st Edition