CONSOLATORIE LETTER OR DISCOURSE SENT BY PLUTARCH OF CHAERONEA UNTO HIS OWNE WIFE AS TOUCHING THE DEATH OF HER AND HIS DAUGHTER.|A

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Verlag: Houghton Mifflin and Co, Boston, 1905

Beschreibung

8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. 31, (3) pages. Limited to 375 numbered copies. (Warde no.54). Minor fading to spine, minor shelfwear to edges, else a very good copy. Designed by Bruce Rogers and with his mark in the colophon. 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" cloth-backed boards, paper spine label.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 139946

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: CONSOLATORIE LETTER OR DISCOURSE SENT BY PLUTARCH OF CHAERONEA UNTO HIS OWNE WIFE AS TOUCHING THE DEATH OF HER AND HIS DAUGHTER.|A
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin and Co, Boston
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1905
• Einband: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Rogers, Bruce
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  • Book Design