Search Results: Officina Bodoni from Charles Agvent

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with the spine slightly darkened, lacking the slipcase. Bruno Bramanti. Large octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in Italian linen with decorated paper sides wood-blocked by Varese of Milano. The authorized translation of 1844 revised and with a long introduction by Ronald H. Boothroyd. Illustrated with the designs of Francesco Gonin engraved in wood by Bruno Bramanti. One of 1500 copies printed by G. Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni and SIGNED by the artist and by the printer on the colophon page. This copy not numbered, acquired directly from the publisher.

(Mansfield): M. Martino, [1994]. Reprint. Cloth. Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11"); light orange cloth; , ix, 357 pages. First published in 1927. With detailed collations for 1417 fine press books produced from the two presses with which Bodoni was associated throughout his life. Numerous facsimiles of typefaces, title pages, and other aspects of Bodoni's work are provided.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover. Fine in a soiled, Very Good slipcase with some splitting but intact. Folio (8" x 12-3/4") bound in full cloth specially woven in rose and buff by Fortuny of Venice with a gold- stamped linen spine label. Translated and annotated by Melville Best Anderson with an introduction by Arthur Livingston. Designed, printed on rag mould-made paper, and bound by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona, Italy. Copy #623 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Handsome book, beautifully printed.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Hardcover. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and Fine slipcase. Bruno Bramanti. Tall octavo (7" x 10-1/4") bound in half rust-linen stamped in gold with a decorative wood-block paper made by hand by Antonio Gabbrielli of Montecatini. With a spirited new "first person" translation by John Warrington and a preface by John Mason Brown. Illustrated with thirty wood engravings by Bruno Bramanti. Printed and bound at the Officina Bodoni by Giovanni Mardersteig. Copy #323 SIGNED by the illustrator and the printer on the colophon page.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1970. Hardcover. Fine in torn glassine and a Very Good slipcase. Raffaele Scorzelli. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/4") bound in linen-backed boards covered with decorative Italian paste-paper designs hand-printed in brown ink. Planned at the Officina Bodoni and printed at the Stamperia Valdonega by Giovanni Mardersteig. With sixteen full-page illustrations drawn in Rome by Raffaele Scorzelli. Copy #919 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist and the printer on the colophon page.

[Verona]: Limited Editions Club, 1936. hardcover. Spine very lightly sunned. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. Small quarto (6-3/4" x 10") bound in full, natural decorated linen stamped in brown and gold; 320 pages. A selection from the revised 1846 edition of Landor's series of imaginary conversations between notable figures in history, including Dante and Beatrice, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Washington and Franklin, etc. Copy #710 of 1500 printed on Maslianico hand-made paper, bound, and SIGNED by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni.

[Verona]: Limited Editions Club, 1936. hardcover. In the uncommon dustwrapper, a little darkened as usual on the backstrip with a two-inch jagged tear at the top with the loss of a small chip. Minor splits to the slipcase. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper and a Near Fine slipcase. Small quarto (6-3/4" x 10") bound in full, natural decorated linen stamped in brown and gold; 320 pages. A selection from the revised 1846 edition of Landor's series of imaginary conversations between notable figures in history, including Dante and Beatrice, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Washington and Franklin, etc. Copy #453 of 1500 printed on Maslianico hand-made paper, bound, and SIGNED by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni.

[Verona]: Limited Editions Club, 1936. hardcover. Small university bookplate on the front pastedown and small sticker of Philip Duschnes Rare Books on the rear pastedown. In the uncommon dustwrapper, a little darkened on the backstrip and some fraying to the top and bottom edges from sliding in and out of the slipcase which, except for a split at the upper edge of the backstrip, is Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and slipcase. Small quarto (6-3/4" x 10") bound in full, natural decorated linen stamped in brown and gold; 320 pages. A selection from the revised 1846 edition of Landor's series of imaginary conversations between notable figures in history, including Dante and Beatrice, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Washington and Franklin, etc. Copy #100 of 1500 printed on Maslianico hand-made paper, bound, and SIGNED by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni. Monthly Letter laid in.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper, mild foxing to the endpapers. Sunning to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase with some discoloration. Kurt Craemer. Quarto (7-1/8" x 11") bound in full light gray Italian linen with an overall Pompeii design in a darker gray, 538 pages. Introduction by Edgar Johnson. Printed on specially made Muslianco paper at the Officina Bodoni and illustrated with woodcuts by Kurt Craemer based on motifs he saw in Pompeii. Copy #844 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist and the printer, G. Mardersteig, on the colophon page.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Mild sunning and soiling to the spine. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. Kurt Craemer. Quarto (7-1/8" x 11") bound in full light gray Italian linen with an overall Pompeii design in a darker gray, 538 pages. Introduction by Edgar Johnson. Printed on specially made Muslianco paper at the Officina Bodoni and illustrated with woodcuts by Kurt Craemer based on motifs he saw in Pompeii. Copy #39 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist and the printer, G. Mardersteig, on the colophon page.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Slight foxing to the endpapers and fore-edge. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and slipcase. Kurt Craemer. Quarto (7-1/8" x 11") bound in full light gray Italian linen with an overall Pompeii design in a darker gray, 538 pages. Introduction by Edgar Johnson. Printed on specially made Muslianco paper at the Officina Bodoni and illustrated with woodcuts by Kurt Craemer based on motifs he saw in Pompeii. Copy #353 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist and the printer, G. Mardersteig, on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Slight foxing to endpapers. Near Fine in a Good dustwrapper with tears and loss at the spine in a Good slipcase with chips and wear. Fritz Kredel. Small folio (9-1/2" x 13") bound in full cloth with the stamped gray pattern of the Florentine lily and the lion of Cellini's arms by Fortuny of Venice. Translated by John Addington Symonds with an introduction by Thomas Craven. Designed, printed, and bound by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni. Illustrated with line and color wash drawings by Fritz Kredel. Copy #473 of 1550 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Mild sunning to spine. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with chips and splits to the top edge. Fritz Kredel. Small folio (9-1/2" x 13") bound in full cloth with the stamped gray pattern of the Florentine lily and the lion of Cellini's arms by Fortuny of Venice. Translated by John Addington Symonds with an introduction by Thomas Craven. Designed, printed, and bound by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni. Illustrated with line and color wash drawings by Fritz Kredel. Copy #380 of 1550 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers with spotting to the spines in a Fine marbled-paper slipcase. Giorgio Vasari and Fritz Kredel. Two small folio (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") volumes in original brown buckram in grey printed dustwrappers. With 32 color reproductions tipped in and numerous woodcut portraits of the artists, most of which are reproductions of the woodcuts Giorgio Vasari executed for the 1568 edition and with five portraits executed by Fritz Kredel for the present edition. Of a total of 1500 copies printed at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, and SIGNED by the printer and designer Giovanni Mardersteig, this copy is not numbered but in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy." The SIGNED colophon also bears the presentation blindstamp that usually accompanies lettered copies. Monthly Letter laid in.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Slight darkening to the spines of the dustwrappers, as usual, with a small splash stain to one dustwrapper. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers and a Fine marbled-paper slipcase. Giorgio Vasari and Fritz Kredel. Two small folio (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") volumes in original brown buckram in grey printed dustwrappers. With 32 color reproductions tipped in and numerous woodcut portraits of the artists, most of which are reproductions of the woodcuts Giorgio Vasari executed for the 1568 edition and with five portraits executed by Fritz Kredel for the present edition. Copy #887 of 1500 copies printed at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, and SIGNED by the printer and designer Giovanni Mardersteig. Monthly Letter laid in.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Slight darkening and spotting to the spines of the dustwrappers, as usual, with a small repaired tear to one dustwrapper. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers and a Fine marbled-paper slipcase. Giorgio Vasari and Fritz Kredel. Two small folio (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") volumes in original brown buckram in grey printed dustwrappers. With 32 color reproductions tipped in and numerous woodcut portraits of the artists, most of which are reproductions of the woodcuts Giorgio Vasari executed for the 1568 edition and with five portraits executed by Fritz Kredel for the present edition. Copy #1087 of 1500 copies printed at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, and SIGNED by the printer and designer Giovanni Mardersteig. Monthly Letter laid in.

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.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with mild darkening to the spine and a Fine slipcase. Salvatore Fiume. Large octavo (6- 7/8" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural linen decorated with an overall gray-blue pattern from an old wood-engraving; 612 pages. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb. Illustrated with 35 drawings by Salvatore Fiume reproduced in three-tone process and mounted by hand. Copy #120 of 1500 numbered copies designed and printed on antique laid paper made in Italy at the Officina Bodoni by Giovanni Mardersteig and SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist and the printer. Monthly Letter laid in.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Sunning to the spine; lacking the dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Salvatore Fiume. Large octavo (6- 7/8" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural linen decorated with an overall gray-blue pattern from an old wood-engraving; 612 pages. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb. Illustrated with 35 drawings by Salvatore Fiume reproduced in three-tone process and mounted by hand. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies designed and printed on antique laid paper made in Italy at the Officina Bodoni by Giovanni Mardersteig and SIGNED on the colophon page by the artist and the printer.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1965. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper and about Fine slipcase with sunned backstrip. Aldo Salvadori. Tall octavo (8-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in half blue levant morocco leather with the title stamped in gold leaf and the boards covered with a beige mould-made Italian paper with the front cover impressed with a head of Petrarch drawn by the illustrator. Planned at the Officina Bodoni and printed at the Stamperia Valdonega by Giovanni Mardersteig. Illustrated with a series of graphite-transfer drawings by Aldo Salvadori. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist and the printer on the colophon page.