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Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore.

Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore.

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Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore.: Commedia da fare.

by PIRANDELLO, Luigi

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About This Item

Firenze: R. Bemporad & Figlio, Editori,, 1921. Six Characters in Search of an Author First edition, first printing, very scarce, of the Nobel prize-winner's groundbreaking piece of absurdist metatheatre. The play was published as volume 3 of the playwright's "Maschere Nude" sequence. The debut performance in 9 May, 1921 in Rome was greeted with shouts from the audience of "Manicomio!" ("Madhouse"), though it was nonetheless a quick success and had a run on Broadway, New York, by 1922. This copy has a faint ownership inscription of an Italian in Marseilles, "Riccardo Gianella, Marsiglia", and the faint blind stamp of the Societa Italiana degli Autori to the title page. The first edition is scarce in trade, with no copies listed at auction; this is the second example that we have handled. Octavo. Original white wrappers, titles in black and red. Pencil ownership inscription to half-title, a couple of faint "Pavanelli" stamps to margins of pp. 5 and 9. Wrappers toned and lightly spotted, a hint of wear to corners, else sound, contents lightly toned as often; still, a very good copy indeed of a fragile book.

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Bookseller
Peter Harrington GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
149920
Title
Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore.
Author
PIRANDELLO, Luigi
Book Condition
Used
Place of Publication
Firenze: R. Bemporad & Figlio, Editori,
Date Published
1921
Weight
0.00 lbs

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Peter Harrington

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About Peter Harrington

Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.

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Wrappers
The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
New
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Title Page
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Octavo
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