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A Handful of Blackberries
by Silone, Ignazio
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Bros, 1953. Ignazio Silone (pseudonym for Secondino Tranquilli, 1900-1978) was nominated for the Nobel Prize ten times; he was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 1969. A founder of the Italian Communist Party, he was later expelled due to his opposition to Stalin. He was one of the great Italian writers who came to real prominance in the post-WW II era. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Translation from the original Italian by Darina Silone. Blue-green paper-covered boards, with a black cloth spine with titling in red and white. Clean text; 314 pages. A nice copy, with some light sunning to the top of the boards and what might be an ink erasure on front paste-down. The dustjacket has been clipped, with a (newer) stamped price on the bottom of the front flap. There is a slight stain on the top of the front panel, Mild edgewear, a small chip at the head of the spine, and cellotape residue evident on the inside. This jacket presents much better than it sounds in the description! In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Paperbound Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000230
- Title
- A Handful of Blackberries
- Author
- Silone, Ignazio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperbound Edition.
- Publisher
- Harper & Bros
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Paste-down
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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