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

[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 Catalunya Spain", which appears to be different than the paper used in the book. A black & white proof of the frontispiece portrait (Plate III). A proof of the frontispiece portrait, featuring the following note from Rogers:  "This is the reproduction first made by the Heliotype Co - which I would not accept - and, I believe, the only print extant of it. You may care to preserve it with the others.  B.R. Another proof of the frontispiece portrait, noting it as the "2nd printing of Heliotype" (not in BR's hand). A third proof of the frontispiece portrait, with a note in light pencil from BR: "The finished sheets will not 'buckle' like this." (Indeed, there is some buckling to the image, and Rogers was accurate: the finished product has not buckled.) Five proofs of Plate I. Proof of pages 3-10. Three proofs of Plate II. Five proofs of Plate IV. Proof of pages 43-50, with Plates V and VII included (these were presumably to see the plates in context with the printing). Three proofs of Plate V. Two proofs of paper guards for Plate VI.  Proofs of pages 45-48, with Plate V, VI, and VII included. Five proofs of Plate VI. One proof of Plate VII. Twelve(!) proofs of Plate VIII. Four proofs of paper guards for Plate IX. One proof of Plate IX. One proof of Plate X.