Oak Knoll

First trade edition designed by Bruce Rogers (Warde 82). Private bookplate of Herbert H. Johnson on the front pastedown. Minor soiling to spine, minor rubbing to extremities, else a near fine copy. Illustrated by Edmund H. Garrett. Color frontispiece. 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"