Title: Elements of Geometry, Book 1 Author: Euclid Place: New York Publisher: Random House Date: 1944 Description: With an introduction by Paul Valery. With silver and blue decoration on title page based on a wood-cut by Gordon Craig, with tissue guard. (8vo) dark blue cloth, silver lettered and decorated in a Bruce Rogers design, with his trademark thistle and initials in silver on rear cover, custom green cloth chemise and green morocco-backed cloth slipcase, gilt-lettered spine, with gilt decorations. One of 500 copies printed for Random House at the Press of A. Colish, New York. In a nice custom slipcase. From the collection of John Whiting Friel & Helen Otillie Friel, with the Rockwell Kent illustrated bookplate from their library on the front pastedown. The Friel library was one of the foremost American book collections of the 20th century. A beautifully designed and preserved book in fine condition, in custom slipcase. Lot Amendments Condition: A touch of rubbing at slipcase extremities; volume fine. Item number: 241608
Title: Elements of Geometry, Book 1 Author: Euclid Place: New York Publisher: Random House Date: 1944 Description: With an introduction by Paul Valery. With silver and blue decoration on title page based on a wood-cut by Gordon Craig, with tissue guard. (8vo) dark blue cloth, silver lettered and decorated in a Bruce Rogers design, with his trademark thistle and initials in silver on rear cover, custom green cloth chemise and green morocco-backed cloth slipcase, gilt-lettered spine, with gilt decorations. One of 500 copies printed for Random House at the Press of A. Colish, New York. In a nice custom slipcase. From the collection of John Whiting Friel & Helen Otillie Friel, with the Rockwell Kent illustrated bookplate from their library on the front pastedown. The Friel library was one of the foremost American book collections of the 20th century. A beautifully designed and preserved book in fine condition, in custom slipcase. Lot Amendments Condition: A touch of rubbing at slipcase extremities; volume fine. Item number: 241608
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