Items Similar to Lettres à une amie vénitienne, by Rainer Maria Rilke – OFFICINA BODONI
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
Lettres à une amie vénitienne, by Rainer Maria Rilke – OFFICINA BODONI
$600
£458.73
€528.37
CA$840.78
A$938.66
CHF 491.84
MX$11,490.07
NOK 6,246.40
SEK 5,889.56
DKK 3,943.25
About the Item
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1941. Limited Edition. Vellum. Octavo, 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches (250 x 170 mm); title page vignette etched by Mario Vellani-Marchi with a couple of small spots, original vellum, slightly bowed, paper slightly wrinkled, else fine; t.e.g., others uncut. Grifo type, 16 point with swash letters. Limited edition of 420 copies on Magnani hand-made paper (I-L, 1-350, 20 unnumbered). This is no XL of the 50 copies reserved for the owner of the letters, M. E. Aeschilmann with roman numerals. This is a PRESENTATION COPY signed by Aeschilmann to Francesco Pastonchi on front free endpaper.
First edition of 34 letters written to Mimì Romanelli, of which 32 in French and 2 in German. [Mardersteig 52]
Provenance: Giannalisa Feltrinelli (bookplate)
Giovanni Mardersteig, (Weimar, 1892 – Verona 1977), was a printer and typographer who, as head of Officina Bodoni, created books exemplifying the highest standards in the art of printing. The press began in 1922 in Montagnola Switzerland and moved to Verona in 1927. It printed and published some 200 books and pamphlets, including Politian’s Favola d’Orfeo; Shelley’s Epipsychidion, Shakespeare’s Tempest, and Dante’s Vita nuova. There are good collections in many major European and American libraries. The Bodleian Library at Oxford holds a particularly rich collection. Following Mardersteig's death in 1977 his son, Martino Mardersteig, took over and still occasionally used the Officina Bodoni imprint for works he printed on his father's hand-presses.
Condition: Near Fine
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)Depth: 0.48 in (1.2 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1941
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Middletown, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: BH951stDibs: LU8340241105062
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
1stDibs seller since 2023
15 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 9 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Middletown, NY
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllOvid, Lettres Des Amoureuses, Art Nouveau Illustrations, Binding by R. Kieffer
Located in Middletown, NY
One of the forever-classics of world literature interpreted in a highly decorative Art Nouveau style, with color printing, gold frames on every page, and orientalist sepia wood engravings to illustrate the stories.
Ovid / Ovide. Lettres d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lewis CARROLL: Sylvie and Bruno & Sylvie and Bruno Concluded; illustr. FIRST Ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
TWO VOLUMES each a FIRST EDITION, with the ORIGINAL RED CLOTH COVERS BOUND-IN
With Forty-Six Illustrations by Harry Furniss.
** Contains a RARE LOOSE SHE...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris, 1892
Located in Middletown, NY
Villon, François, John Payne [translator/editor].
The Poems of Master François Villon of Paris; now first done into English verse, in the original forms, with a biographical and cri...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
La Comtesse d'Escarbagnas by Molière – Limited Edition, Illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), ed. Georges Monval
La Comtesse d'Escarbagnas
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1895. L. Leloir / Champollion. Limited Edition.
16mo., 7 x4 5/8 (...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick (Laurence Stern)
Located in Middletown, NY
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928.
Limited Edition, numbered
8vo, 9 x 5 3/4 inches (230 x 145 mm); iv + 152 + ii pages, printed on English hand-made paper in 14 pt....
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
Alfred de Vigny. LES DESTINÉES; Précédés de Moïse.
Paris: Edouard Pelletan, 1898. Limited Edition.
Quarto, 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in (300 x 248 mm), 196 pp., red crushed morocco, boards ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
You May Also Like
Dernières Lettres Inédites à sa Mère - Rare Book - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 562 copies. Copy on pur fil Lafuma paper. Includes preface and notes by Jacques Crepet and an unpublished portrait of Charles Baudelaire.
Cover very lightly worn on top, ...
Category
1920s Surrealist More Art
Materials
Paper
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond
Located in Bradenton, FL
Illustrated Letters - Artists and Writers Correspond. Edited by Roselyne De Ayala and Jean-Pierre Gueno, foreword by Francine Prose. Hardcover book with dustjacket, published in 1999...
Category
1990s French Books
Materials
Paper
Jules et Andre Leleu by Viviane Jutheau (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Hard back book with dustjacket in very good condition. 191 pages lavishly illustrated throughout with colour and black & white photographs which show the interior designs and furniture by Jules et Andre Leleu...
Category
20th Century French Books
Materials
Paper
Enquete Internationale sur le Vers Libre - Rare Book - 1909
By Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Located in Roma, IT
Third futurist manifesto (wrongly believed to be the second), appeared for the first time with this title on the literary magazine directed by F.T. Marinetti "Poesia", anno V, n.7-8-...
Category
Early 1900s Surrealist More Art
Materials
Paper
"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Other Books
Materials
Paper
Meubles et Sièges du XVIII Siècle by André Theunissen, Limited, Numbered 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Meubles et Sièges du XVIII Siècle: Menuisiers, Ébénistes, Margues, Plans et Ornemaentation de Leurs Oeuvres (Furniture and Seating from the 18th century: Carpenters, Cabinet Makers, Marks, Plans and Ornamentation of Their Works.) Paris: Éditions "Le Document", 1934. Limited edition #398 fabric hardcover with no dust jacket. French text. 195 pp. A remarkable French book on 18th c furniture...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Books
Materials
Paper
