first edition
2002 · Boston
by Mazer, Ben
Boston: Boss Fine Books, 2002. First Edition. Limited Printing Fine in heavy, brown paper wraps over a sewn binding with one of the four sizes of bookplates created by Rockwell Kent for John Whiting Friel on the front panel. A small quarto measuring 9 3/4 by 7 inches One of only 250 copies printed. 15 pages of text. Tipped in are four bookplates by Rockwell Kent all made for John Whiting Friel. The author describes the genesis of the commission given to Kent by Friel to create not only a large format bookplate, but also one which was created in four sizes. (Inventory #: TB28836)