CARLYLE (Thomas).Livre Rare Book
Carlyle, ThomasABAA
JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND FROM PAST AND PRESENT.
1923ref. 63435New York: William Edwin Rudge 1923. cloth. Rogers Bruce. large 12mo. cloth. xii 157 3 pages. Printed from Caslon monotype by Bruce Rogers at the press of William Edwin Rudge Mount Vernon NY in an edition limited to 510 numbered copies Warde 168. Spine lightly faded bookseller's ticket on rear paste-down else a square and tight copy. Introduction by Patrick Kearney. An account of monastic life in twelfth century England based on a contemporary manuscript and included with commentary as part of Carlyle's book Past and Present printed in 1843. 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 William Edwin Rudge unknown books
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