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Officina Bodoni ephemera collection of proofs and correspondence for the publication of "L'Oleandro", "San Zeno" and others
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- Ephemera, proof sheets and correspondence relating to the publication of the Officina Bodoni's "L'Oleandro" by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1936) and "San Zeno" (1937). The collection contains: 1. Five postcard size prints from pages of "L'Oleandro" (pp. 9, 12, 13, 18, 19); 2. Three proofs for "San Zeno" with annotations by Mardersteigh; 3. Manuscript letter from G. Mardersteig to Gunter Böhmer, dated 2 Okt. 60 (1 sheet); 4. Drawing by Gunter Böhmer, proof frontispiece and proof title page for v. 3 of the apparently unpublished "Tutte le opere di Giorgio Vasari" edizione critica nazionale; 5. Prospectus for "L'Oleandro"; 6. Twenty leaves of proofs for "L'Oleandro" printed on various papers and in different colors; 7. Suite of lithographs from "L'Oleandro" in blue on Japanese paper (1 of 5 suites issued); 8. Seven progressive proofs for "L'Oleandro" of water carrier and youth with donkey by Böhmer, illustration probably not used in final publication, final proof has a portrait of Mardersteig in lower right corner; 9. Fourteen proofs for "L'Oleandro" printed in blue; 10. Sixteen proofs for "L'Oleandro" printed in red-brown/sanguine.
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