THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE 1790-1880.
- New York, NY: Edmund Byrne Hackett for the Brick Row Book Shop, (1923).
- 12mo.
- paper covered boards, paper cover label
- (ii), 9+(1) pages
Price: $64.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 126994
Limited to 400 copies designed by Bruce Rogers (Work of Bruce Rogers 318; Warde and Haas 174). A fine copy. With typographic borders. 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"

