DARIO 1925-1945. A Fictitious Reminiscence
by Winner, Percy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near-fine in a vg+ unclipped dj. Highly unusual thus.
- Seller
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Derry, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near-fine in a vg+ unclipped dj. Highly unusual thus.. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition, first printing, with no mention of a later printing on the copyright page. A fascinating portrait of Mussolini's Fascist Italy through the focus on a fictional yet characteristic Italian adventurer named Dario Duvolti. This is journalist Winner's first work of fiction, and a highly revealing study of Italian society during fascism. An unusually fine copy of this scarce title. Small 8vo cloth. Near-fine in a very good+ unclipped dj. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27831
- Title
- DARIO 1925-1945. A Fictitious Reminiscence
- Author
- Winner, Percy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near-fine in a vg+ unclipped dj. Highly unusual thus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- history, fascism, fiction, italian
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
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