Thirty-Three Sonnets of Guido Cavalcanti
San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, 1991. Hardcover. Limited printing, copy #75 of 150. Quarto. Hardcover. Tan laher spine with gilt titles over green cloth boards. 84 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 color illustration ; 35 cm. Text primarily in English with some Italian. VG+. Item #215649
"Thirty-sixth book of the Arion Press ... issued in an edition of 150 numbered copies for sale and 26 lettered copies hors de commerce"--Colophon./ LC has copy no. 49./ Source: Purchase, Mar. 3, 1992 (DLC #0211350)./ "The types are Centaur roman, designed by Bruce Rogers, and Arrighi italic, designed by Frederic Warde, cast by M & H Type of San Francisco. The paper is handmade Umbria from the Fabriano Mill of Italy. The intaglio proofing was done at the Katherine Bradner Studio in San Francisco, with editioning by R.E. Townsend, Inc. of Georgetown, Massachusetts. The book was designed, printed, bound, and published under the direction of Andrew Hoyem"--Colophon./ "The book is graced with an original, signed print by ... Joseph Goldyne that is bound into each copy following the pages of front matter ... It is entitled 'Messager del core', or heart's messenger, from a sonnet by Guido Cavalcanti ... The medium is etching with aquatint, printed à la poupée ... The plate ... is inked ... by hand ... Consequently, each print is unique"--Publisher's prospectus./ Bound in half tan goatskin and green cloth; gilt stamping on spine.
OCLC: 25269037
Price: $550.00