The Leopard.
by LAMPEDUSA, Giuseppe di
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins and Harvill Press, London., 1960. First U.K. edition. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. Octavo. 255 pages. Brilliantly filmed in 1963 by Visconti with Burt Lancaster in the main role.Very slight spotting of edges. Near fine in very good indeed dustwrapper slightly rubbed at tail of spine and only a hint of the usual fading to the spine.
Synopsis
GIUSEPPE DI LAMPEDUSA was born in Sicily in 1896 and died in 1957. The Leopard was his only novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LAMPEDUS009792
- Title
- The Leopard.
- Author
- LAMPEDUSA, Giuseppe di
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Collins and Harvill Press, London.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- italian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
A shop in one of the last remaining bookselling enclaves of London, with a carefully selected stock of modern first editions, art and illustrated books, travel literature and other subjects. Known for books in fine condition.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...