[Fine Binding | The Roycroft Shop] Life Lessons

Hubbard, Alice. Life Lessons. Truths Concerning People Who Have Lived. For the Young of All Ages. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1909. Printed on Japan vellum. Sepia sketch of Alice and Miriam Hubbard by Jules Gaspard, with eight photogravure portrait plates and tissue guards. Text printed in two columns, printed in red and black with green borders. Initials, ornaments and title-page especially designed for this book by Dard Hunter. Typography by Charles Rosen. A stunning modeled calf leather binding produced by the Roycrofters (likely Frederick Kranz), featuring the title and author hand-lettered on a small rectangular raised "plaque" in the center of the volume, and an incised & modeled design resembling angel wings extending outward and upward. Two large columns flank this design, accented with gouged and hammered sections. Five bands to spine, with hand-tooled title and author. Large panel on the rear cover, with gouged and hammered borders. As with the best of the Roycroft'