THE CAPRI LETTERS
by Soldati, Mario
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955 This FIRST U.K. EDITION, hard cover, is in NEAR FINE CONDITION, with light foxing on the first/last few pages only. Dust jacket is in good condition, with foxing, darkening and light edge wear/tear, protected in a mylar cover. 255 pages bound in maroon cloth, with bright silver gilt lettering on spine. During a long stay in Italy, this American couple, unknown to each other, find passion with Itlalian lovers. This remarkable novel deals "acutely and perceptively, with such problems as the mystery of existence, the enslavement of the flesh and sin as an integral part of human nature". BINDING AND HINGES ARE STRONG AND TIGHT.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000541
- Title
- THE CAPRI LETTERS
- Author
- Soldati, Mario
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- "Mario Soldati" "Hamish Hamilton"
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