The Baron In the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
The Baron in the Trees (1957, Il Barone Rampante) is an Italian novel by Italo Calvino. A metaphor for independence, it tells the adventures of a boy who will spend the rest of his adventurous life up in trees.
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In my opinion, this, Calvino's first novel, is his finest. A remarkable story.
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The Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo; Translated by Archibald Colquhoun
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- Used - Near fine
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- First printing
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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$140.00
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New York: Random House, 1959. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/good. Gilt, green and maroon stamped brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has handsome boards showing only mild wear to edges, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ has chipping to bottom front corner, rubbing, toning and soil that includes a cup ring to rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- First American Edition
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- 1959
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: Random House, 1959. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Italo Calvino and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's decoratively stamped brown cloth. Near Fine with slight fading to the spine. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, spine toned and with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- 1959T
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- Hardcover
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London, London, GBR
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$100.49
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Collins, 1959T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Light wear to the edges. Minor wear and tanning. Several small tears to the jacket. Some chips to the jacket. Clothbound in green. Item Price
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Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- 1959
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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London: Collins, 1959. The first English language translation by Archibald Colquhoun of Calvino's "Il Barone Rampante". Published by Collins in 1959. A very good book with one small stain to the page edge. No inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper with some chipping to the head and foot of the spine. Some wear to the corners. Some light… Read more about this item Item Price
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BARON IN THE TREES
by CALVINO, ITALO
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1959
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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LONDON: COLLINS. VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1959. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: AUATHOR'S THIRD BOOK TRANSLATED BY ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN / BOOK HAS. ISBN: GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS. BOOK HAS A BIT OF FOXING TO THE ENDPAPERS WITH NAME AND BOOKPLATE ONTHE FRONT ENDPAPER, BUT IS OTHERWISE VERY NICE. DUST JACKET'S LIGHTLYTONED REAR PANEL IS FOXED WITH A… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Random House, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1959. First Edition. 217 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with dulled lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$33.65
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Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned. Binding remains firm.More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Black ink marks to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- New
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- Paperback / softback
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- 9780544959118
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Southport, Merseyside, GBR
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$16.98
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Paperback / softback. New. Item Price
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The Baron In The Trees (Harbrace Paperbound Library, 72)
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780156106801
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$6.13
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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BARON IN THE TREES
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1959
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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$280.00
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BARON IN THE TREES, Collins, 1959, first English edition (and first edition in English), slight scattered foxing to the t.p.e.'s, else fine in like dw. Item Price
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To the islands of Patteson
by Bussell, Greader E
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- Used - VG/VG/ND
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- First Edition, 1st. Imp.
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- 1974-01-01
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- Hardcover
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, GBR
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SOFTBACK ?AUTHOR SIGNED LIMITED EDITION,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1974* Publisher: Koinonia Press.* Binding and cover condition: Illustrated. Monochrome photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Slightly grubby with light shelf wear to edges & corners. Black fabric spine with no creases to spine or hinge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Baron In The Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Good
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- 9780156106801
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Mariner Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Item Price
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Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1959
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- 1959
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- Hard cover
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Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
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$150.00
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Translated from the Italian by Archibald Coluqhoun. Clean book. Pictures on request Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- 9780156106801
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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The Baron In The Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Good
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- 1977-03-28
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- Paperback
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- 9780156106801
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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The Baron in the Trees
by ITALO CALVINO
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- March 1977
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- Mass Market PaperBack
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- 9780156106801
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Harvest Books, March 1977. Mass Market PaperBack . Good. Item Price
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COURAGE, HEART & WISDOM: ESSAYS ON AUTISM
by EDITED BY SUMAN JOSHI, with beth mclaughlin & cynthia riggi
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- 2009
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- PAPERBACK
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- 9781432711078
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albany, New York, USA
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$25.00
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DENVER, CO.: OUTSKIRTS PRESS. Fine. PAPERBACK. 2009. Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st American Edition 1st Printing.
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Rochester, New York, USA
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$175.00
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Random House, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st American Edition 1st Printing.. Dust jacket shows normal signs of age with small piece missing on top by spine affecting the top of 'Italo', tiny piece missing from bottom edge front panel, about 1/6th". Light brown stain on bottom of front panel less than one inch diameter. Price on flap $3.50. 1st… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Baron In The Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- Used - Acceptable
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- March 1977
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- Trade Paperback
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- 9780156106801
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Youngtown, Arizona, USA
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$4.75
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Mariner Books, March 1977. Trade Paperback. Used - Acceptable. Item Price
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The Baron in the Trees
by Italo Calvino
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- New
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- October 2017
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- Paper Back
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- 9780544959118
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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