[Asgard Press] Verses E-List 14 Elder and Morgan Shepard

Elder and Morgan Shepard

“A brilliant example of the engraver’s art—both in the quality of technique used to execute it and the illumination that emanates from the image" (The Art of American Book Covers

including 10-line gilt initial on the opening page

[1-4] 5-17 [18-20] (six leaves of vellum)

with some small chips at the corners

[Asgard Press] Verses E-List 14 Elder and Morgan ShepardSewall, Margaret. Verses. Galesburg, IL: Asgard Press, 1905. Printed on Strathmore paper. Paper wrappers with orange brown lettering and decoration. Measures approx. 6. 25" x 7. 25". Some wear and rubbing to covers, splitting at spine. Crane C7B. A single holding in OCLC at the University of Virginia. The Asgard Press is most well known as the press of Carl Sandburg's first works. "In about 1903, [Philip Green] Wright installed a small handpress in