Difficult Loves.
by Calvino, Italo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1984. First edition of this classic collection of short stories by Calvino. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to editor Irene Skolnick in the year of publication, "For Irene Italo Calvino N.Y., Nov. 14. 1984." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Louise Fili. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver, Archibald Colquhoun and Peggy Wright. An exceptional association.
Synopsis
Tales of love and loneliness in which the author blends reality and illusion. “The quirkiness and grace of the writing, the originality of the imagination at work,...and a certain lovable nuttiness make this collection well worth reading” (Margaret Atwood). Translated by William Weaver, Peggy Wright, and Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111048
- Title
- Difficult Loves.
- Author
- Calvino, Italo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Difficult Loves Italo Calvino First Edition Signed, Italo Calvino First Edition
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...