15 - 1806.

1806. BOOK. (BIBLIOPHILIA-TYPOGRAPHY). [TOMMASINI, GIACOMO:]. MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDED BY THE PEOPLE OF PARMA TO THE FAMOUS PRINTER GIO: BATTISTA BODONI, A CITIZEN OF PARMA. Crisopoli: 1806. Large 4º. 4 folios + LXXXIV pages. On the title page, a chalcographic engraving of the obverse and reverse of the medal. Beautiful typography, wide margins, with rust spots. Bound in publisher’s hardcover, with slightly scuffed edges, presented in a preservation slipcase. Not listed in the CCPB. This is one of the finest editions by Bodoni, one of the preeminent typographers of the 18th century, renowned for the elegance and clarity of his compositions.