DACCIO (Guido Mori). Prayers of the C?. Illustrations by Mat? [Matteo Pedrali]. Milan, Giuseppe Muggiani, Printer and Publisher, December 20, 1950. 4to (approx. 250x180 mm). Orange cloth-bound paperback with a printed label on the front cover bearing an illustration and the title. First edition, limited to 150 copies on ?Laura Pesante? paper, of which 50 were numbered and signed by the author for commercial distribution. Copy bearing Guido Mori?s autograph signature in blue ink on the colophon. Exceptional provenance: handwritten dedication on the flyleaf mentioning Carlo Cardazzo, the Galleria del Naviglio, and ?Natale 50?, attesting to the book?s connection to the circle of the famous Venetian-Milanese gallerist, a promoter of Fontana, Burri, and Spatialism. Line drawings by Matteo Pedrali. Fine condition, vibrant canvas, fresh interior. A rare example of Milan?s refined post-war typographic production with provenance of the highest prestige.

Bright orange cloth binding, in good condition; clean interior; author?s autograph signature, G. Guido Mori, in blue ink on the colophon; handwritten dedication in pencil and brown ink on the flyleaf referencing Cardazzo, Galleria del Naviglio, D/A, CC/10, Natale 50, and ?la C? del dottor Mori? ? provenance from the circle of gallery owner Carlo Cardazzo