Garden City, NY Doubleday: Dolphin , 1961. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1961), probably a later printing, as there is no direct statement of First Edition. Good+ in Wraps: shows slight lean to the spine; the price has been removed from the upper corner of the front panel; light wear to the outside edges and mild rubbing to the panels; a couple of faint creases near corners; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. An attractive reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.15 x 4.25 x 0.4 inches). 157 pages. Translated by Darina Silone. Language: English. Weight: 3.6 ounces. First Edition Thus (1961), probably a later printing, as there is no direct statement of First Edition. First published in Italian in 1956. Mass Market Paperback. Ignazio Silone (pseudonym for Secondino Tranquilli, 1900-1978) was nominated for the Nobel Prize ten times; he was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 1969. A founder of the Italian Communist Party, he was later expelled due to his opposition to Stalin. During World War II he was a Resistance leader and agent for the OSS.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 55308
Title: The Secret of Luca.
Author: Ignazio Silone
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus (1961), probably a later printing, as there i
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday: Dolphin ,
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1961.
Bookseller catalogs: Literature: World; Italian Literature; Modern Fiction First Editions;

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