Order Nr. 27086 THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.
Max Caflisch's Copy

THE MAKING OF A BOOK AT THE OFFICINA BODONI, TWELVE WOOD CUTS BY FRANS MASEREEL WITH A NOTE BY GIOVANNI MARDERSTEIG.

(Officina Bodoni).
  • Verona, Italy: Officina Bodoni, 1973.
  • tall 8vo.
  • paper covered boards, slipcase, gilt on cover and spine
  • (34) pages.

Price: $225.00  other currencies

Order Nr. 27086

Reprint edition in a limitation of 300 copies, of which 200 were printed for friends of the press (Schmoller 183). Lacking the plain brown Roma paper dust jacket. This copy contains both the Italian and English translations of the prospectus, as well as the original mailing label for Max Caflisch. Spine lightly faded, small bump to the bottom corner, else fine in original plain slipcase.

One of 300 copies printed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the press, reprinting the 1929 series of woodcuts by Masereel from The Officina Bodoni, the Operation of a Hand Press. Printed letterpress on Magnani mould-made paper.