[Bruce Rogers] The Constitution of the United States E-List 16 indicating the artist likely planned

indicating the artist likely planned to elaborate further

Wear and bumping to corners and slight rubbing to edges

referring to Italic handwriting

Printed on Unbleached Arnold paper

Bound in full vellum with a large hand painted red diapered panel of repeating stylized blossoms and a central scalloped cartouche painted with two lovers within a gilt border

[Bruce Rogers] The Constitution of the United States E-List 16 indicating the artist likely plannedThe Constitution of the United States. Cambridge, MA: Houghton, Mifflin & Company at The Riverside Press, 1911. [Designed by Bruce Rogers.] Limited to 440 copies, of which this is #107. Printed in Montaigne type. Navy cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Measures approx. 7. 75" x 11. 25". Some rubbing and closed, repaired cracks to notoriously fragile spine. Spine tips and corners worn. A few light fingerprint marks to first few