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Newark: A Series of Engravings on Wood by Rodolph Ruzicka
Illustrated by: Rudolph Ruzicka (American, 1883–1978)
Author: Walter Prichard Eaton (American, 1878–1957)
Publisher: Carteret Book Club (American, founded in 1908)
Typographical design by: Daniel Berkeley Updike (American, 1860–1941)
Printer: Merrymount Press (American, founded in 1893)
Author: Walter Prichard Eaton (American, 1878–1957)
Publisher: Carteret Book Club (American, founded in 1908)
Typographical design by: Daniel Berkeley Updike (American, 1860–1941)
Printer: Merrymount Press (American, founded in 1893)
1917
Place of Publication: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 12 black and white and 5 color wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 31.1 x 24.1 x 2 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2462
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Newark [NJ]: The Carteret Book Club, 1917
Description(Newark [NJ]: The Carteret Book Club, 1917) 31.1 cm; xv, 52 pp. [1 f.], plus 5 plates; publisher's original gilt-stamped yellow cloth, marbled paper boards.
No. 40 from a limited edition of 200 copies. Laid in is a copy of the original prospectus, which indicates the five color engravings were printed from three to five blocks each. Also in the collection (apparatus) are the original woodblocks and progressive color proofs for "The River-Bank," after p. 32.
No. 40 from a limited edition of 200 copies. Laid in is a copy of the original prospectus, which indicates the five color engravings were printed from three to five blocks each. Also in the collection (apparatus) are the original woodblocks and progressive color proofs for "The River-Bank," after p. 32.
Provenance1929, acquired by William A. Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1936); 1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession date: November 17, 1937)