The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977. Edited and translated by Hans Schmoller.

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Mardersteig, Giovanni (1892-1977).
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Verona, Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. 4:o. lix, 285, (2) pp. Profusely illustrated. Publisher’s grey cloth with red morocco gilt-lettered label to spine. Very good copy in a simple cardboard slipcase.

1 800 kr

First Edition. Printed in 1500 copies (of which 500 in German). Detailed descriptions of 198 books printed at the press in Montagnola and Verona and 49 volumes of works of Gabriele d'Annunzio. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Sources; The Officina Bodoni (How a Book is made); The Books (Preface; 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).

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