The Path to the Nest of Spiders

by Calvino, Italo (Translated By Archibald Colquhoun)

1st UK Edition

Price: $55.00
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London: Collins, 1956. Drama, set in Northern Italy during the German Occupation. Author's first novel. First English translation. Jacket by Trevor Denning. BOOK: Binding is sound, no loose pages; black boards are clean, gilt spine titles are tarnished; spine ends crushed; fraying to the ridge of the spine heel; damage to bottom right corners of front and rear boards (looks like rodent damage); dealer sticker at foot of front pastedown; no ink names, stamps etc.; offset to the endpapers; scattered foxing across the edges of the text-block, with intermittent encroachment into the text; uniform page edge browning, with several splashmarks along the top edge. JACKET: Intact, with price. Edgewear; chipping to spine ends, particularly spine head, obliterating the first three words of the title; assorted chips along edges & hinges; several tears, ranging from 1mm to 3.5cm; several stains on the rear panel; perforation at centre of the rear flap hinge; two parallel vertical creases on the front flap; internal foxing & browning; some spots of abrasion; rear panel is soiled. Scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG/Poor.

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