[L'Officina Bodoni] Mardersteig, Giovanni.

First edition, in Italian. One of an edition limited to 1,200 copies (of which 21 copies were lettered and 99 copies were numbered 1-99). There were 100 ad personam copies reserved for the Centro Amici del Libro Association. Publisher's cloth with gilt press mark to the upper board, red gilt framed label with gilt lettering to the spine. Original card slipcase. Quarto, 300 x 210 mm, pp. [i-xiii] ix-lxii, 290 [291, colophon] [2, blank] illustrated throughout. With an interesting label, of uncertain significance, on the front pastedown bearing the names M.L. Borromeo Arese and M. Favia del Core and a camel motif.