Italian Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1946. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. First Edition stated. In black cloth with red type. Softening bumps to three corners and lesser ding to bottom front. Top page ends faded to pink. Stain towards top of spine (Ink?), some marks to cloth and top front corner of ffep cut off with… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books Inc. , 1959. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In blue buckram cloth with light blue and red to design motifs and gilt to spine. Top page ends tinted blue. Dings to top corners of volume 1 and three corners of volume 2. Some pigment loss to top page ends(Silverfish?), a few small stains to front… Read more about this item

New York: Modern Library. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Complete and Unabridged. In red cloth with black title panel and gilt to type. Top page ends tinted black. Light wear to spine ends/corners and a few spots of fading to spine ends. Jacket is unclipped ($1.25) with chips and tears to spine ends and corners with edgewear/nicks.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated. In brown boards with black spine and red foil to type. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear.

Garden City : Anchor Books/Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1959. Paperback. Good/N/A. Some edgewear with a few creases to spine, bottom front cover and top of same. Tanning to spine and edges of covers and spot to bottom page ends. Binding solid. Name in pen to first page. Anchor book #A186. Cover typography by Edward Gorey, art and decorations… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. Revised edition of the author's translation originally published in 1891 In brown cloth embossed with author's profile and name. Gilt to type on spine. In very nice shape apart from some moisture stains to top of rear board and top page ends with shallow bleed into top 1/8 - 1/4 inch… Read more about this item

New York: Modern Library, 1944. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The Illustrated Modern Library Edition in patterned paper covered boards and black spine cloth with gilt. Top page ends tinted black. Edgewear with rubbing through in spots to heel of spine and corners, three of which are bumped/dinged. Previous owner's name in ink and some small but dark stains to… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1974. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Poor/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Bottom corners bumped with wear, nicks and chips to spine ends. Light fading to spine. Front spine crease reglued as split and child's scribbles in pen to endpapers, half-title page and title page. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1958. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Poor/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Two corners dinged with chip to top of spine and general edgewear/rubbing. Some fading to spine. Front hinge splitting at title page and rear hinge has been reglued. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to pages… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Stated First Edition. An ex-library copy in beige cloth with black and copper foil to type. Bumped corners and the usual signs of circulation, adhesive and paper remnants to front pastedown and rear endpapers, stamps to title page, TOC and a few other pages with a… Read more about this item

London and Sydney: Alvin Redman Limited, 1952. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. In black boards with gilt to spine. Spine ends lightly bumped and bump to top rear corner. Nice and clean with tight binding. A couple pages too long/mis-trimmed so creased at middle and edge with a few nicks. No jacket.

Paris: Editions Bernard Grasset, 1948. Limited Edition. Paperback. Very Good +/N/A. Limited revised and corrected edition of 30 copies printed on green vellum of which this is #5. A nice copy in wraps with one vertical crease to spine. Pages still uncut. Some light foxing to top page ends and creasing to some pages of deckle edge at front.

New York: Signet/New American Library, 1961. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. A beautiful stated First Printing of the paperback. Red tinted page ends. Previous owner's name to ffep. A few marks with virtally no wear.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A beautiful copy in green cloth with gilt to spine and red tinted top page ends. Jacket is unclipped (18s net) with light edge tanning and scuffs.

New York: Pocket Books, 1967. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. The First Pocket Book edition - 1st Printing stated. Wear at edges and spine with scuffing to rear cover near spine. 3/4 inch split to bottom og front spine hinge. Red tinted page ends.