WORK OF BRUCE ROGERS, JACK OF ALL TRADES MASTER OF ONE: A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY D.B. UPDIKE, A LETTER FROM JOHN T. McCUTCHEON, AND AN ADDRESS BY MR. ROGERS.|THE
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
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
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- Bookseller
- Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51964
- Title
- WORK OF BRUCE ROGERS, JACK OF ALL TRADES MASTER OF ONE: A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ... WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY D.B. UPDIKE, A LETTER FROM JOHN T. McCUTCHEON, AND AN ADDRESS BY MR. ROGERS.|THE
- Illustrator
- Rogers, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
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