[Bruce Rogers | Inscribed by Dard Hunter] Before Life Began Extra Illustrated Light blue paper-covered boards with

Light blue paper-covered boards with holland spine and paper label (chipped)

Some slight age toning

Sister Anne

with subtle blind tooling along the bands and the title tooled in blind to the second compartment--undoubtedly taking cues from the original binding

Paper wrappers with orange-brown lettering and decoration

[Bruce Rogers | Inscribed by Dard Hunter] Before Life Began Extra Illustrated Light blue paper-covered boards withHunter, Dard. Before Life Began 1883 1923. Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1941. Limited to 219 copies, of which this is #212. Designed by Bruce Rogers, and signed by him at colophon. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by Dard Hunter: "Inscribed for my friend Charles E. Pont by Dard Hunter December 10, mcmlviii". Full page profile watermark of Hunter, followed by a page of paper watermarked with the name "DARD HUNTER". Original vellum backed decorative