Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
Racconti Romani (Roman Tales) are a series of sixty-one short stories (often referred to as sketches) written by the Italian author, Alberto Moravia. Written and published initially in the Italian newspaper, Il Corriere della Sera, they were published as a collection in 1954 by Bompiani. All of the stories are set in Rome after World War II or its surroundings and focus on 'the common people of Rome' (Roma popolana).
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by Moravia, Alberto.
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- 1956
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. 229pp. Or blue cloth in jacket. Prev owner details on front pastedown (mostly under flap), a little foxing to page edges. Jacket with generally light edge wear but a chip and short tear to top of spine, NOT price clipped. A series of short stories about Rome and its people. The Rudland jacket is quite… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales
by MORAVIA, Alberto
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Auckland, NZL
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1956 Translated by Angus Davidson. A near fine first edition copy with just a touch of foxing in the fore edges. The dust jacket is intact and bright, clear tape applied along top edge. Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Alberto Moravia
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- 1956
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition. 229 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to… Read more about this item Item Price
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ROMAN TALES
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 1957
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. VERY GOOD/Very Good. 12mo, b/w photo printed paper over boards, backed in black cloth with red stamped title, green author name, and blue publisher, red topstain. Some very light rubbing to tips, clean and sharp otherwise; DJ tips rubbed, short tear to head of front spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Alberto Moravia
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Roman Tales by Alberto Moravia
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Roman Tales
by Alberto Moravia
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- 1956
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. English Translation. 229 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent foxing and tanning to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier… Read more about this item Item Price
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ROMAN TALES
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 1956
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Secker and Warburg Ltd. , 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Selected and Translated by Angus Davidson. First English Edition. Publication of 229 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor spill marks and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. There is a long tear on page… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Alberto Moravia
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- 1988
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Wellington, NZL
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Oxford University Press. Good. 20cm. Paperback. 1988. 229 pages. Cover worn<br>19 short stories set in the poorer parts and slums of Rome and whose heros are the ordinary people - plum bers, washerwomen, thieves, small shopkeepers and prostitutes. ne wspapers in London and Paris. He now lives in Rome and is a well- established writer. . Item Price
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Roman Tales
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penguin Books 1961. paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost. Item Price
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by Moravia, Alberto
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Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfections commensurate with age.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 22/01/1976 00:00:01
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 22/01/1976 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 2.5381 in x 20.5584 in x 13.9594 in. Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 9780451016126
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UsedAcceptable. 1st printing 1959. Cover may look different than stock photo. Light creases & shelfwear on cover. Back cover is torn bottom left corner. Spine lightly creased. Pages are clean. Good reader copy. Item Price
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ROMAN TALES
by Alberto. MORAVIA
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London: MacLehose, 2012. Used.SMALL MARKS ON FRONT COVER PAGE.CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER..FURTHER PICTURES CAN BE PROVIDEDRacconti romani is a series of sixty-one short stories written by the Italian author, Alberto Moravia. Written and published initially in the Italian newspaper, Il Corriere della Sera, they were published as a collection in 1954 by Bompiani. Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
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Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
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ROMAN TALES
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 1959
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WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, GBR
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GB: Penguin, 1959. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Thus. Paperback. VG-. Item Price
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ROMAN TALES
by Moravia, Alberto
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- 1959
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GB: Penguin, 1959. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Thus. Paperback. VG. Item Price
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Roman Tales
by ALberto Moravia
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Penguin. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (Literature, Fiction, Short Stories) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roman Tales
by Moravia, Alberto
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780586042410
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Roman tales
by Alberto Moravia
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- 1959
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- Paperback
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Wellington, NZL
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. Fair. 18 x 11cm. Paperback. 1959. 200 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned. Name on ffep<br> . Item Price
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