The Nonexistent Knight & The Cloven Viscount
by Calvino, Italo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated First printing. Black cloth decorated in blue and gold. Octavo.245 pages. Interior clean and bright in tight binding. In dust jacket with publisher's $3.95 price on inside flap. Jacket has edgewear and some wear at top of spine and two small scuffs to front cover [see my photo]. Jacket is in a mylar protector. All books shipped in boxes.
Synopsis
Two novellas: the first, a parody of medieval knighthood told by a nun; the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. “Bravura pieces... executed with brilliance and brio”(Chicago Tribune). Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091214
- Title
- The Nonexistent Knight & The Cloven Viscount
- Author
- Calvino, Italo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
Books are promptly shipped upon receipt of payment and packed with care. Any book may be returned for any reason if notice is given within five days of receipt. Thank you, Gerry Rouff, Studio Books.
About the Seller
Studio Books
Biblio member since 2004
Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
Studio Books is located in the University town of Corvallis, Oregon. Visitors are welcome by chance or appointment. Over thirty-five years of bookselling experience.
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Octavo
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