John Howard Benson & His Work, 1901-1956. With a Preface by Lawrence C. Wroth and an Introduction by Rudolph Ruzicka

New York, NY: The Typophiles, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Series: Typophile Chapbook, No. XXXI. LIMITED EDITION of 625 total copies, designed by Rudolph Ruzicka, composed in Bembo at the Stinehour Press, and printed at the Meriden Gravure Company, binding by J. F. Tapley Company, New York. 12mo. 7 1/10 x 4 3/4 inches. (xii), 56, [2] pp. Half-title, black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Benson, 24 illustrations, bibliography, printer's device on colophon; text clean, unmarked. Black cloth spine, decorative paper over boards, glassine dust-jacket; binding square and tight; jacket toned, chipped. Muir Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. SFK519-1026. Very Good. John Howard Benson (1901-1956) was an American calligrapher, stonecarver, incised letter designer, author, and educator. Benson was based at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1931 until 1956. See: Wikipedia. REFERENCE: Rathe, Bibliography of the Typophile Chapbooks, No. 31. (Inventory #: SFK519-1026)