Lot 144: [OFFICINA BODONI]. BODONI, Giambattista (1740-1813). Manuale Tipografico 1788 . Letterpress facsimile Produced under the supervision of, and with an introduction by, Giovanni Mardersteig. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1968.

Name: [OFFICINA BODONI]. BODONI, Giambattista (1740-1813). Manuale Tipografico 1788 . Letterpress facsimile Produced under the supervision of, and with an introduction by, Giovanni Mardersteig. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1968.
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 1d100a6707

Est: $800 USD - $1,200 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 02, 2010

Item Overview

Description

[OFFICINA BODONI]. BODONI, Giambattista (1740-1813). Manuale Tipografico 1788. Letterpress facsimile Produced under the supervision of, and with an introduction by, Giovanni Mardersteig. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1968.

4υo. Photographic frontispiece portrait. Original orange boards, printed spine label; dust jacket.

LIMITED EDITION, number 110 of 180 copies, of an edition of 206. This copy one of 80 with laid-in translation of Mardersteig's introduction. Original prospectus laid in.

[With:] MARDERSTEIG, Giovanni. The Officina Bodoni: an Account of the work of a Hand Press 1923-1977. Edited and translated by Hans Schmoller. Verona: Stamperia Valdonega, 1980. 4υo. Original cloth. LIMITED EDITION, one of 1500 copies. Prospectus laid in. (2)

Artist or Maker

Giambattista Bodoni

Auction Details

Beautiful Evidence: The Library of Edward Tufte

Christie's

December 02, 2010, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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