[Bruce Rogers | Proof Illustrations] The Portraits of Increase Mather

[Bruce Rogers | Proof Illustrations] The Portraits of Increase Mather

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[Bruce Rogers] Murdock, Kenneth B. The Portraits of Increase Mather with Some Notes on Thomas Johnson, an English Mezzotinter. Cleveland: For Private Distribution by William Gwinn Mather, 1924. Printed by Bruce Rogers at the Harvard University Press. Limited to 250 copies, of which this is #29. Inscribed by W.G. Mather to his niece, Constance Mather Bishop. Printed from Baskerville type on handmade Batchelor Hammer & Anvil paper. Frontis portrait in color, plus nine other portraits. Morocco spine and marbled boards. Bookplate of Ben D. Zevin [of World Publishing Co.]. Housed in original slipcase with original cardboard folder/jacket. Top edge gilt. Measures approx. 7.75" x 10.25". Some light rubbing to corners & top of spine, and spine slightly faded. Grolier 277. [WITH] "Oversheets from Bruce Rogers" [Proof Illustrations and Pages]. Housed in a worn paper folder are the following: Four proofs of the frontispiece portrait tissue guard, with two on paper watermarked "Barcelona

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