Oak Knoll

First edition designed by Bruce Rogers (Haas 97). Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Private bookplate of Herbert H. Johnson on the front pastedown. Minor rubbing to extremities, else a near fine copy. Title page in red and black. Printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge, MA. 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"