Bruce Rogers: Designer of Books
by Warde, Frederic
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned endpapers, some light rubbing to extremities, light scuffing to spine head. Gray cloth covers, interior clean, unmarked. This monograph appeared originally in the fourth number of The Fleuron, and is here reprinted with a few alterations. Comprises virtually all of Bruce Rogers' output in the previous 30 years. Full bibliography. Lots of illustrations of title pages of the books he designed. 74 pp. including index, and then facsimile pages.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356365
- Title
- Bruce Rogers: Designer of Books
- Author
- Warde, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bruce Rogers book bibliography design artist books
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