The Officina Bodoni: An account of the work of a hand press, 1923-1977 Tapa dura - 1980

Valdonega, January 1980. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. used hardcover copy, lacking a dust jacket. some shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws save for the lack of the original jacket.

Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The essential bibliography and a good read, some great stories from the printer. Near fine, minor handling wear only. This is a heavy book, so please do not order from outside the USA -- postage would be more than the book. Ships media in the USA ONLY.

Valdonega, January 1980. Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. used hardcover edition in slipcase. minor tearing to upper edge of slipcase; light scuffing to slipcase; bumping to slipcase edges. cloth binding is clean and tight with negligible wear. pages are clean and bright.

Verona: Valdonega. Fine. 1980. Hardcover. 8885033040 . Limited edition of 1500, lix + 286pp, illustrated, bound in fawn open weave cloth, leather spine label with gilt lettering in slipcase ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 285 pages .

Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine. Edited and translated Hans Schmoller. Ecizioni Valdonega, 1980. 1/1500 copies. 285pp., black and white, color illustrations throughout. tall 4to. Tan cloth with gold titles in a brown box on spine. Prospectus laid-in. As a result of the book being dropped on the heel of the spine at some point in time, the lower edges of the pages in the interior are creased; although the exteriior binding remains fine and unblemished.

Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. One of 1500. Hardcover. A fine copy in cloth with spine label in red and gold stamping with the original cardboard slipcase. 4to. Mardersteig, 1892-1977, moved to Switzerland in 1922, founded a hand press, the Officina Bodoni, and began producing books. In 1927 he moved his press to Verona, Italy, partly in order to print a state-funded edition of the complete works of Gabriele D'Annunzio, which was completed in 1936. Mardersteig quickly developed a reputation for very fine typographical work, and for his scholarly approach to book design and production. He printed with a Dingler hand press on hand or mould-made papers or vellum and often had his books bound in quarter vellum or leather with a decorated paper on the boards, in the tradition of European private presses. Mardersteig was responsible for designing several typefaces for use at the press; Dante, Griffo and Zeno among them. All based on Humanist types of the early years of European printing. The punches… Leer más

Valdonega, 1980-01-01. Hardcover. New. As new clean tight and bright large format hardcover in slipcase with prospectus laid in looks unread. One of 1500. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

Valdonega, 1980-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Natural cloth, gilt-stamped lettering in dark red panel on spine; slipcase; 4to; pp. lix, [1], [286], illustrated in b/w and color. One of 500 copies of the American edition, distributed by the Chiswick Book Shop. With the prospectus laid-in. Spine tips bumped, otherwise fine, in worn slipcase. Explores the making of books, the complete works of Gabriele d'Annunzio, type-faces, and devices. Indexed by title, author, illustrator, type designer, editor and/or translator, publishers, type-face. A detailed reference.

Verona: Valdonega, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, in good slipcase. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: lix, 285 pages: illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Notes: Translated from the Italian version. Contents: How a book is made. -- The books. Montagnola 1923-1927; Verona 1927-1977; THe complete works of Gabriele d'Annunzio. -- The type-faces. Own type designs; The punch-cutter Charles Malin; Type-faces of various origins. -- The devices. -- Indexes. Titles and authors; Authors and titles; Illustrators and type designers; Editors, translators, etc. ; Publishers; Additional names from the commentaries; Type-faces; List of reproductions. Subjects: Mardersteig, Giovanni 1892-1977. Officina Bodoni; Bibliography. Officina Bodoni History. Printing Italy Verona History. Private presses Italy History 20th century. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated.