Baron in the Trees
by Calvino, Italo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- First American edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket,
- Seller
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Shingletown, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1959. First American edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket,. George Salter. New York: Random House:, 1959. First American edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, 217 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: George Salter A clean, straight and tight copy in complete, crisp and tidy jacket with lightly dusted spine panel.
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
On Mar 12 2008, Fict said:
In my opinion, this, Calvino's first novel, is his finest. A remarkable story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ziesings (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73303
- Title
- Baron in the Trees
- Author
- Calvino, Italo
- Illustrator
- George Salter
- Book Condition
- Used - First American edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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Shingletown, California
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- Fine
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