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THE OFFICINA BODONI. The Operation of a Hand-Press During the First Six Years of Its Work
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Paper splitting to front hinge, covers tight. Near Fine, lacking as usual the dustwrapper
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris & New York: Editiones Officinae Bodoni. At the Sign of the Pegasus, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Paper splitting to front hinge, covers tight. Near Fine, lacking as usual the dustwrapper. Frans Masereel. Gilt-decorated cloth (8-1/2" x 12"); 80, [3] pages. Copy #59 of 500 numbered copies in English printed by the Officina Bodoni on a hand-press on hand-made paper. Includes a bibliography of the press. Illustrated with 13 plates and tipped-in specimen pages as well as 12 full-page woodcuts by Frans Masereel describing How a Book Is Made at the Officina. Attractive book.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021543
- Title
- THE OFFICINA BODONI. The Operation of a Hand-Press During the First Six Years of Its Work
- Illustrator
- Frans Masereel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Paper splitting to front hinge, covers tight. Near Fine, lacking as usual the dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Editiones Officinae Bodoni. At the Sign of the Pegasus
- Place of Publication
- Paris & New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Woodcuts, Books on Books, Officina Bodoni, Frans Masereel, Limited, Fine Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press; Officina Bodoni;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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