The making of a book at the Officina Bodoni : twelve woodcuts /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Verona :
Officina Bodoni,
1973.
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| Item Description: | "This series of woodcuts ... was first printed in 1929 in 'The Officina Bodoni : the operation of a hand press.' To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the press three hundred copies have been reprinted, two hundred of which are for friends of the press in the U.S.A."--Colophon. Purchased for the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive by The Cushing Library. "The edition was 300 copies (200 in wraps and 100 in boards). This is a reprint of the 1929 'Operation of a Hand Press,' but Masereel's illustrations are printed from the original blocks." - bookseller's description. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is specially bound in boards. Issued in clamshell box. |
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| Physical Description: | 33 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |