THE PATH TO THE NEST OF SPIDERS
by Calvino, Italo (novel); Colquhoun, Archibald (translation)
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- Condition
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Beacon Hill Press, 1957. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine and unread in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. A touch of nicking at the crown, with a small splash at the bottom right corner of the rear panel and faint soil to same. Calvino's first novel, and the first to be published in the U.S. Told from a child's perspective, Calvino paints the trauma of war torn Italy using a variety of impressive characters.
Synopsis
A revision of the translation published in 1956 which incorporates changes made by the author to the work first published in 1947 and subsequently revised in 1964.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 432
- Title
- THE PATH TO THE NEST OF SPIDERS
- Author
- Calvino, Italo (novel); Colquhoun, Archibald (translation)
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Beacon Hill Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1957
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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