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Oxford Lectern Bible,2v,1/200 l.p.,B.Rogers,1935

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2 vol., one of 200 large paper copies on hand-made paper, designed by Bruce Rogers, printed in double column in Monotype Centaur, with order forms for this and the smaller edition loosely inserted, also 16pp. pamphlet by Rogers 'An Account of the Making of the Oxford Lectern Bible', original maroon cloth, uncut, one or two corners very slightly bumped, preserved in modern crimson morocco-backed marbled board drop-back boxes, spines gilt, [Blumenthal p.152-159; Herbert 2249], folio, Oxford, printed by John Johnson at the University Press, 1935.

***"The Oxford Lectern Bible represents the full flowering of Bruce Rogers' genius as a designer of books. In the grandeur of its conception, in its classic severity without ornamentation, in the smooth flow of words across the page, and in the mastery of the subtle depth of impression of type on paper, the Oxford Bible takes its place among the noblest works done since the invention of movable type." Blumenthal p.159 .

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