Letters and poem, 1922 January 19, 1925 October 4, 1949 December 16.

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Letters and poem, 1922 January 19, 1925 October 4, 1949 December 16.

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1922 letter to Mrs. Harzof is about [T]he "Centaur", [a book which Rogers designed and printed at the Montague Press] "several years ago." "I printed about 130 copies and gave away half of them - Sold most of the rest at $5, and the last few ones at $10. ⁵I have still two left but don't care to sell either of them." Postscript asks "If you are issuing catalogues, won't you put me on your list?" Included is a typescript transcript of the letter. Rogers thanks his friend Frederick Warde who wrote an article about him published in the Fleuron. He gives his opinion on various type faces and speaks of a work in progress "a pamphlet on Franklin's Passports." Personal references include Carl Purington Rollins, Hanna Kiel, Bernard Newdigate, and Sturge Moore. Also included is a graceful punning poem to his weekend hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harden, referring ruefully to Prohibition. Included are typescript transcripts of the letter and poem. 1949 letter answers Donald Jackson's queries about The Freeman's Oath. Rogers says it was printed for Fred Melcher, the Publisher's Weekly, and gives an outline of the history of the oath. He adds that the only type-face he is working on is a version of Centaur for a typewriter.

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Warde, Frederic, 1894-1939

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Book designer, typographer and printer. Frederic Warde (1894-1939) was best known in the field of graphic arts as a book designer and in association with the Arrighi typeface. He was also a writer, editor, and, on occasion, a perfumer. After service in World War I, Warde worked as an editor at Macmillan? though they would eventually divorce, his ex-wife would achieve her own fame in the world of graphic arts as Beatrice Warde. Warde became designer for the Princeton University Press...

Jackson, Donald, fl. 1950,

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Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957

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Indiana-born American book designer for the Riverside Press. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Danbury, Conn., to Mary Herrick f the Boston University Library, 1950 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270865113 Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and book designer. From the description of Photoengravings used in The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri, 1955. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 435687901 From the description of ...