The Officina Bodoni : Montagnola, Verona : books printed by Giovanni Mardersteig on the hand press, 1923-1977 / John Barr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barr, John, 1934- author.

Contributor:

Carter, Sebastian, book designer.

British Library, publisher.

British Museum Publications Ltd., publisher.

British Library. Reference Division.

Curwen Press, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977--Exhibitions.

Mardersteig, Giovanni.

Officina Bodoni--Exhibitions.

Officina Bodoni.

Hand-printed books--Italy--Verona--Bibliography--Exhibitions.

Hand-printed books.

Printing--Italy--Verona--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Printing.

Verona (Italy)--Imprints--Exhibitions.

Verona (Italy).

Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977.

Italy--Verona.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Traister, Daniel (donor) (inscription) (RBC Reference copy)

Traister, Barbara (inscription) (RBC Reference copy)

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Catalogue of an exhibition held in the King's Library, British Library Reference Division, 9 August - 22 October 1978

Place of Publication:

London : Published by British Museum Publications, Ltd., for the British Library, [1978]

Notes:

"Designed by Sebatian Carter. Set in "Monotype" Dante and printed in Great Britain at The Curwen Press, Paistow, London."--Title page verso.

Local Notes:

RBC Reference copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2019 by Dan Traister.

RBC Reference copy has ms. inscription ("Barbara and Daniel Traister 8 December 1978 New York City") in blue ink on front free endpaper.

RBC Reference copy: dust jacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Barr, John, 1934- Officina Bodoni.

ISBN:

0714103993

9780714103990

0714103985

9780714103983

OCLC:

4699513