The Woman of Rome.
by MORAVIA, Alberto
- Used
- Condition
- Some light edge wear and tanning to the wrappers.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Farrar, Straus and Company,, 1949.. original printed wrappers.. Some light edge wear and tanning to the wrappers.. 8vo,. Translated from the Italian by Lydia Holland. Advance copy with publisher's printed slip laid in.
Synopsis
Alberto Moravia was born in Rome in 1907 and published his first novel at 21. In the 1930s, censored by Mussolini and the Vatican alike, Moravia resorted to writing under a pseudonym. During the war Moravia and his wife Elsa Morante lived in hiding in the mountains south of Rome until the liberation. Among his fourteen novels translated into English are The Conformist , Two Women , and The Time of Indifference . He died in 1990.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17453
- Title
- The Woman of Rome.
- Author
- MORAVIA, Alberto
- Format/Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Some light edge wear and tanning to the wrappers.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1949.
- Pages
- 433 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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