1956 I Bambini e le Macchine Leonardo Sinisgalli 1st SIGNED Numbered Ltd Verona

I Bambini e le Macchine. Con una serie di incisioni originali. Degli alunni della scuola elementare di S. [SIGNED Numbered Limited Edition - A Collection of pages As Issued]. Verona: Edizioni del Gatto, 1956. Eight gatherings of 8 pages loosely inserted into card covers then housed in a slipcase. First edition, with a series of original engravings by the students of the S. Andrea elementary school in the province of Verona.

Numbered edition with signatures of the author (Sinisgalli) and a professor at the school Gianni Faè. Printed in the press and layout by Franco Riva. Short introductory text by Sinisgalli followed by twenty plates with linocuts printed in black, plus a red engraving on the title page.

Number 43 of a limited edition of 120 numbered copies. 13pp followed by 20 illustrations numbered to the reverse. Provenance - no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 13 ½ inches (34cm) tall (slipcase); 13 inches tall (33.3cm) tall (card covers). Slipcase - good condition - yellow card slipcase, darkened, split to one of the edges see photos.

Spine - good condition - nice bright gilt titles, some darkening, marks and spots. Joints - good condition - sound. Corners - good condition - gently worn. Boards - very good condition - gilt decorated front boards, marks and spots.

Page edges - good condition - untrimmed. Paste downs - good condition. End papers - good condition - minor marks.

Title - good condition - tanned with some minor marks. Pages - good condition - loosely inserted into the card covers, tanned with some minor marks. Binding - good condition - attractive.

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