paper-covered boards, paper spine label, paper-covered slipcase
1902 · New York, NY
by Lowell, James Russell
New York, NY: Houghton-Mifflin, 1902. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, paper-covered slipcase. Rogers, Bruce. small 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label, paper-covered slipcase. xiv, 224 pages; viii, 204 pages. Two volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 525 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers. (Warde no. 31). A fine set.
Essay from the foremost American man of letters on various aspects of slavery and repression around the globe. Born in Cambridge and graduated from Harvard University in 1839, where he succeeded Longfellow as professor of belles-lettres in 1855. One of the founders of the Atlantic Monthly, editing that periodical from the start in 1857 until 1862, and co-editor of The North American Review with C.E. Norton. In 1877, he was appointed minister to Spain, and in 1878 transferred to England, where he remained as minister until 1885. He did much to make America and American letters respected in England, and was very popular with the English people both as a man and as a writer. The essays in the collection touch on such divergent topics as the Irish Rebellion, Daniel Webster, the American Presidency, the French Revolution, and the Clergy. Some offsetting inside front cover/free end paper. Slipcase broken.
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 (Inventory #: 76196)
Essay from the foremost American man of letters on various aspects of slavery and repression around the globe. Born in Cambridge and graduated from Harvard University in 1839, where he succeeded Longfellow as professor of belles-lettres in 1855. One of the founders of the Atlantic Monthly, editing that periodical from the start in 1857 until 1862, and co-editor of The North American Review with C.E. Norton. In 1877, he was appointed minister to Spain, and in 1878 transferred to England, where he remained as minister until 1885. He did much to make America and American letters respected in England, and was very popular with the English people both as a man and as a writer. The essays in the collection touch on such divergent topics as the Irish Rebellion, Daniel Webster, the American Presidency, the French Revolution, and the Clergy. Some offsetting inside front cover/free end paper. Slipcase broken.
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 (Inventory #: 76196)
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