Sulle Frontiere Del Far-west

Firenze, Italy: R. Bemporad & Figlio. Very Good-. 1921. Trade Edition. Paperback. (The text is entirely in ITALIAN) This is a large trade sized paperback magazine. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine has a noticeable slant . There are small nicks and chips to the cover edges. The rear cover has a two inch sized spot of light discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with monochrome illustrations by G. Amato. "Salgari's work was imitated in one form or another by many who came after him. A large part of the Italian adventure literature is a continuation of Salgari's work. Many late 19th century writers such as Luigi Motta and Emilio Fancelli wrote further Sandokan adventures imitating Salgari's style: fast-paced, filled with great battles, blood, violence and punctuated with humour. The style soon spread to movies and television. One example is the work of the director Sergio Leone, whose outlaw heroes in his Spaghetti Westerns were inspired by Salgari's piratical adventurers. More than 50 film adaptations have been made of Salgari's novels, and many more were inspired by his work (corsair stories, jungle adventure stories, and swashbuckling B movies, such as Morgan, the Pirate, starring Steve Reeves). Federico Fellini loved Salgari's books. Pietro Mascagni had over 50 Salgari titles in his library. Umberto Eco read Salgari's works as a child." .