Time and the Hunter.
by CALVINO, Italo
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London., 1970. First UK edition. Translated by William Weaver. Octavo. 152 pages.Small spot to fore-edge. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Near fine in very good indeed, faintly spotted dustwrapper, designed by Stanley Chapman, slightly rubbed at the edges and a bit tanned at the spine.
Synopsis
t zero (Ti con zero) is a 1967 collection of short stories by Italian author Italo Calvino. The title story is based on a particularly uncertain moment in the life of a lion hunter. This second in time, t0, is considered by the hunter against known previous seconds (t-1, t-2, ... ) and hypothetical future seconds (t1, t2, ...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CALVINOI007946
- Title
- Time and the Hunter.
- Author
- CALVINO, Italo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, London.
- Date Published
- 1970
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...