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PASTONCHI, A SPECIMEN OF A NEW LETTER FOR USE ON THE "MONOTYPE."
Printed in an edition limited to 200 copies on special Fabriono paper by Mardersteig at his Officina Bodoni. (Officina Bodoni 25). A trade edition was also issued but was not bound in quarter vellum and printed on special paper. An English specimen of a new type-face is designed by Eduardo Cotti under the direction of Francesco Pastonchi. Various specimen booklets of various sizes bound in. Introduction by Giovanni Mardersteig. Light foxing (as typical).
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> PRIVATE PRESS & FINE PRINTING, TWENTIETH CENTURY
> OFFICINA BODONI
> ITALY
> UNITED KINGDOM
> TYPE SPECIMENS, TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
> LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY
> COTTI, EDUARDO
> PASTONCHI, FRANCESCO
> MARDERSTEIG, GIOVANNI
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CHALCOGRAPHIMANIA; OR, THE PORTRAIT-COLLECTOR AND PRINTSE...
by Sculptor Esq., Satiricus [Ireland, W. H.] ; Caulfield, J...
Two related volumes bound together. First -- Ireland : First edition, the only illustration is the frontispiece. A very long satirical poem regarding the collecting mania, especially for prints. Indexed by subject. Second -- Frontis is an engraving of Caulfield. Title page printed in red and black. Caulfield gives a biographical sketch of the engravers of importance and also lists values of specific prints. Joints broken. front board off with the rear boards barely holding. Worn at the extremities. Early owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Also with the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
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