Oak Knoll

Printed in an edition limited to 550 numbered copies signed by the author (Warde, 79). Private bookplate of Herbert H. Johnson on front pastedown. Fine in near fine slipcase. Printed in Caslon type. Frontispiece portrait by Sidney L. Smith on India paper.

Handsomely printed by the Riverside Press. From 1896-1911renowned book designer and typographer Bruce Rogers was in charge of its limited editions department, where he not only designed and printed fine books but also designed typefaces that became Riverside hallmarks. This book, penned by eminent historian Murdock, narrates the Duke of Northumberland Earl Hugh Percy's retreat from Concord. Percy was in the English military with a rank of Commander, and was in the American Revolutionary War from 1774 to 1776. A section of informative notes follows the text. 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"