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Verona, Officina Bodoni, (June) 1949. With frontispiece and 2 smaller woodcuts by Gunter Böhmer after a statue and the reliefs in the Basilica San Zeno. 14 pp., 2 leaves. Small folio. Orig. boards. In slipcase. Verona, Officina Bodoni, (June) 1949. One of 60 copies printed on Fabriano paper in Zeno 16 point by Giovanni Mardersteig, cut by Charles Malin. The Italian text on the life of the Saint was printed in 1937 as a first specimen of the new Zeno type, which is used here again. With 3 woodcuts by Gunter Böhmer (1911-1986) showing the smiling Saint and two scenes of exorcisms conducted by him. - Mardersteig 92; Officina Bodoni Verona, catalogue raisonnée (1965), 88. PRESS BOOKS ;

Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, February 1924. Printed in red and black. 4 pp.; 4 pp. Folio. Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, February 1924. Printed in a small edition in Bodoni Cancellersco on Fabriano hand-made paper. Specimen of pages 8 and 9, with the Officina Bodoni printer's device on last page. The typographical design of this specimen does not correspond to the book. Added is the very rare prospectus announcing the publication of this title, listing the variants of the normal and the de luxe edition and the different bindings, stating the prices. On the last page, all other publications issued so far are listed. - A few traces of light foxing. - Cf. Mardersteig 6. PRESS BOOKS ;

Strasbourg, Johannes Knobloch, 18 Feb. 1508. With large title woodcut (153 x 104 mm plus a narrow border on left) representing St. John before the Almighty and the 24 Elders; an angel on right, and 23 large woodcuts including many repeats, all in contemporary coloring, and initials. Gothic type. 47 lines. 2 cols. (104) leaves. Folio (255 x 200 mm). 19th century vellum. Strasbourg, Johannes Knobloch, 18 Feb. 1508. First German edition printed in the 16th century, and probably the 8th edition in German at all. The first to use this series of illustrations which were subsequently used in five incunabular editions in German. The woodcuts are fine specimens from the editions printed before, and each represents the Soul (in form of a girl) kneeling before an Elder. The coloring is in light transparent shades which does not cover lines of the woodcuts, and is quite probably original. The popular and influential text is a series of treatises upon mystical theology and on morals, under the guise of teachings… Read More