[Printed on Vellum | Reed Pale Press] The Book of Ruth E-List 20 done in inlaid green leaves

done in inlaid green leaves

Nordhoff died unexpectedly on November 2

some spots to rear cover

and tasteful use of gold leaf to produce books that no Americans save perhaps the artists of the Club Bindery could have matched

His striking style of illumination was unlike much of the work that was being produced at the time

[Printed on Vellum | Reed Pale Press] The Book of Ruth E-List 20 done in inlaid green leavesThe Book of Ruth. London: Reed Pale Press, 1934. As noted in the colophon: "Two hundred and fifty copies of the Book of Ruth have been printed for the Reed Pale Press by the De La More Press, of which ten copies are on vellum and the rest on handmade paper." This volume is one of the ten copies printed on thick, lustrous vellum and has been bound in full dark navy morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The design of the binding recalls early S&S Douglas