Please note that this is a heavy item and will require extra postage.; Two volumes in a slipcase, facsimile of the first edition, limited edtion of 500 copies; slipcase & boards are slightly age toned , top of the slipcase is detached but present, slipcase has some slight damge internally but is sturdy; typographical design on boards, white labels, slightly darkened, vol i, 267 , vol ii, 279 pp;, grey endpapers slightly yellowed, top edges bit dusty, binding tight; boards sturdy; pages unmarked, backstrips slightly concave, slipcase in pieces. Bodoni was an Eighteenth Century Italian typeface designer and compositor from Parma, this book is comprised of examples of his compositional work and type designs. ; 13 x 9 x 5; i) 267 + ii)279 pages