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THE OFFICINA BODONI: AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF A HAND PRESS, 1923-1977.
(Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, 1980). 311 x 216 mm. (12 1/4 x 8 1/2"). 4 p.l. (including initial blank), ix-lix, 285, [1] pp., [1] leaf (colophon).Translated and edited by Hans Schmoller. FIRST EDITION. One of 1,500 copies (99 of which came with a second volume containing printed samples from the press, and 26 of which were not for sale).
Original beige buckram, smooth spine with maroon title label. Frontispiece portrait, many illustrations. ◆Faint water spots to lower third of front boards, tiny stain to rear board, corners gently bumped, but these imperfections very minor, and a fine copy internally, virtually pristine.
This is the definitive survey and bibliography of Mardersteig's private press production, and like everything the book describes, this volume itself represents materials of the highest quality and irreproachable workmanship. (ST12683-357b)
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