ROGERS, Bruce. DÜRER, Albrecht. ~ The Construction of Roman Letters.
Cambridge
Dunster House
1924
Illustrated with specimens of Dürer’s typographic designs. One of 350 copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers, with his printer’s device to the title page, and printed at the press of William Edwin Rudge. Printed on grey Arches handmade paper, ruled in pale red. Pp. 39. Tall 12mo, a largely unopened copy in the original black paper covered boards, slightly rubbed at spine ends, marbled endpapers.
Dürer’s Roman letters were printed from process blocks made by Emery Walker from a copy of ‘editio princeps’ in the British Museum. One of Bruce Roger’s most balanced books with a beauty and simplicity of design.
Warde 178.
Stock ref: 9135
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