CANCELLERESCA BASTARDA DISPLAYED. In a Series of Maxims and Mottos -- With Alphabets and Ornaments.
(Northampton), 1965. 5 x 6 1/4. 16 leaves printed rectos only. Marbled paper (by Peter Franck) over boards, title label on upper cover. A fine copy with the rare 4-page prospectus. Item #2320
Printed in Van Krimpen's Cancelleresca Bastarda in three sizes, in a variety of colors (one page has 7 colors) on pre-WW II Amalfi from Bruce Rogers. The 11 mottoes and maxims are translated into English on the last page. This glorious little production is the first of three books in which Baskin focused his extraordinary skills in selection and layout of type, ornament, and color. No. 63 of 100 signed copies.
Price: $1,100.00
See all items by Leonard Gehenna Press. Baskin