Flosculi Sententiarum: Printers-Flowers Moralized.
(Northampton): Gehenna Press, 1967. 8 x 11. 31 leaves. "The twenty-seven maxims and mottoes, in a variety of tongues, are printed one to a leaf in divers colors." Full tan morocco ruled in gold by Arno Werner. Morocco-backed clamshell case case (corner slightly bumped). Fine copy with prospectus. Item #366
One of 50 signed deluxe copies. The type ornaments, selected from the Yale/Beilenson collection of ornamental material owned or designed by Bruce Rogers, were arranged by Baskin. The shaped typography is in Rogers' Centaur type. Printed by Harold McGrath in many colors on French hand made paper produced in 1905. A book Baskin cherished, and possibly his typographic masterpiece. A Century for the Century No. 70.
Price: $4,000.00