Crusinallo: Alessi s.p.a., 1986. No. 822 of 999 copies. 84pp; color illus; index. 4to. Black leatherette; title plate mounted to front board; no jacket, as issued. Near fine, with light toning to leaves.
Illustrated taxonomy of Italian pastas "on the basis of regional Italian traditions and of the different types of paste made by national manufacturers." Introductory essay by Peter Kubelka, with foreword and descriptive texts by Eugenio Medagliani and Fernanda Gosetti. Illustrations by Libero Gozzini and Wilma Incerti. Published by design-oriented Italian housewares manufacturer Alessi. All text in Italian and English. With a laid-in five-page text containing a German-language translation of the Kubelka essay.
