The Saint and the Circus by Piumini, Roberto; Root, Barrett V. & Olivia Holmes - 1991

New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. Book. Fine condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small quarto (4to). 32 un-numbered pages. Hardcover; pictorial laminated cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with no defects. Full colour illustrations by Barrett V. Root. Translated by Olivia Holmes. Stated first edition. First published in Italian as "Le gracie di san Tonio" in 1991. This is the author's first book to appear in the United States. When Filofilo the circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, an inept saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful. The library edition, with a more durable binding. Not an ex-library copy..

New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. Book. New condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small quarto (4to). 32 un-numbered pages. Hardcover pictorial laminated cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with no defects. Full colour illustrations by Barrett V. Root. Translated by Olivia Holmes. Stated first edition. First published in Italian as "Le gracie di san Tonio" in 1991. This is the author's first book to appear in the United States. When Filofilo the circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, an inept saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful. The library edition, with a more durable binding. Not an ex-library title..

New York: Tambourine, 1991. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Root, Barry. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, translated from the Italian by Olivia Holmes, illustrated in color throughout by Barry Root. A bumbling saint attepts to help a circus tightrope walker who is ubalanced by a small sparrow. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.