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A BROOKPLATE FOR BRUCE ROGERS by (Rogers, Bruce). Emmons, Earl H - 1936.
by (Rogers, Bruce). Emmons, Earl H
A BROOKPLATE FOR BRUCE ROGERS
by (Rogers, Bruce). Emmons, Earl H
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
New York: The Maveric Press [i.e. Maverick Press], 1936.. 1936.. Very good. - 16mo, 6 inches high by 3-5/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in colorfully stitched printed white wraps. The covers are very lightly soiled and creased. 8 pages, including blanks, consisting of a title page, a one-page preface, and the colophon, with an attractive 3-7/8 inch high by 2-1/2 inch wide bookplate mounted in the center of the pamphlet. Very good. <p>First edition, first printing of "A BRookplate for Bruce Rogers".<p>Limited edition of 100 copies. "100 copies of this little gem of graphic art, fifty of which were presented to Mr. Rogers on his birthday, have been produced as Item Number Nine of the Maverick Press of New York City, 1936".<p>According to Will Ransom "Selective Check List of Press Books", Earl H. Emmons "In deference to Mr. Goudy, who objected when uninstructed people added a k to Frederic, Emmons, when he printed any of Fred Goudy's work, changed the spelling of Maverick to Maveric." [page 122]. Its unclear why he would spell it thus on the title page of this little booklet.<p>SCARCE.
- Bookseller Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Book Condition Used - Very good
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher New York: The Maveric Press [i.e. Maverick Press], 1936.
- Date Published 1936.
- Keywords FINE PRESS; BOOKPLATE; THE MAVERIC PRESS; MAVERICK PRESS; EARL H. EMMONS; BRUCE ROGERS; A BROOKPLATE FOR BRUCE ROGERS; SMALL PRESS; FIRST PRINTING; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; LIMITED EDITION; GRAPHIC DESIGN; TYPOGRAPHY; PRINT; ILLUSTRATION; ILLUSTRATED;