THE CASTLE OF FRATTA.

UK,slim 8vo HB,minus issued dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Translated into English,from the Italian,by Lovett F.Edwards,with b/w woodcut type illustrations by Eric Fraser.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,clean,solid and sound,bound in quarter grey canvas (spine/backstrip),and marbled,paper-covered boards; with generally,sharp corners and negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Spine/backstrip slightly sunned and sporadically foxed/spotted,but gilt letters bright and discernible.Top edges slightly dust-soiled and slightly darkened,fore-edges brighter; contents generally bright,tight,clean,solid and sound.Inexplicably,to pp54-58 inclusive some offsetting(?) to these pages edges - as if some paper ephemera was laid-in between pp56/7 particularly and then bled through to corresponding versos and rectos of previous and following pages,no other foxing in book or text block. UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn thus,iii-vpp+1-224pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,introduction by translator,illustrations list/ table,5 chapters,8 b/w illustrations - frntis included by Eric Fraser. Type: Monotype Bodoni (11-pt) with a hand-drawn open-face version for the title.Printed by William Clowes,the collotypes by the Chiswick Press.Bound by William Clowes.The text is the first section of a work originally published as 'Le confessioni di un ottuagenario'.
First printed in Italy,1867 and regarded as a classic in Italian fiction,centered around a gloomy castle in Northern Italy.An English translation of 'Confessions of an Italian', widely considered one of the most important landmarks in Italian literature.This abridged translation by Lovett F. Edwards would stand until 2014,as the only attempt to render it into English.Frequently and commonly found without its attractive dust wrapper.The core of the book revolves around the decay and death of the Italian aristocracy,reflected in the crumbling Castle Fratta and its dramatic inhabitants.The 73rd title since publisher's inception and one of the first hundred titles.
Ericc George Fraser (b. 1902) worked as Eric Fraser.Born Westminster,London,son of a solicitor's clerk and a headmistress. Educated at Westminster City School; while still a pupil there,he attended W.R. Sickert's evening classes at Westminster School of Art.Studied at Goldsmith's College School of Art on a scholarship (1919).Taught lithography at Goldsmith's (1923-24),fashion and figure composition at the Reimann School,Westminster (1938-39),and graphic design at Camberwell School of Art (1928-40).He has been active in many fields including b/w illustration,etching,lithography,mural and easel painting,and stained glass design.Perhaps best known as a graphic artist,he has illustrated books for many publishers (including the Golden Cockerel Press and the Folio Society),and made drawings for magazines (including the Radio Times since 1926) and advertisements (for British Rail,the General Post Office,Shell and the Ministry of Information - as many were once - amongst others).He works mainly in black ink,with white overlaid to give something of the quality and definition of a wood engraving.His book and advertising illustrations exemplify his capable draughtsmanship and ability to create striking and memorable images.
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