The Path To the Spiders' Nests

Boston: Beacon Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Printing (no additional printings noted) of the author's first novel, translated into English by Archibald Colquhoun. 8vo: [6],145,[1]pp. Publisher's coarsely woven sea-green cloth, spine lettered in black, fore-edge untrimmed; illustrated dust jacket priced $3.50. Fine (hint of rubbing to spine ends); about Fine jacket (spine panel very lightly faded… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1956. Original dustjacket artwork for the First British Edition of Calvino's first novel. The novel, told from a child's perspective, paints the trauma of war torn Italy using a variety of impressive characters, namely a young boy and his teenage sister, who are depicted on the jacket. The only artwork we have seen associated with one of… Read more about this item

New York & Evanston: Ecco (Neglected Books of the 20th Century Series.), 1988 145 pages. The book is slightly worn. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Ace Books H192/Harborough Publishing, 1958. Book. About Very Good. Paperback. 1st Ace Books UK edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Calvino's first book, originally published in 1947 in Italian, and here translated from that language by Archibald Colquhoun. More often than not subsequently published as 'The Path to the Spiders' Nest.' The story of "a gutter boy's search… Read more about this item

Boston: Beacon Hill Press, 1957. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine and unread in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. A touch of nicking at the crown, with a small splash at the bottom right corner of the rear panel and faint soil to same. Calvino's first novel, and the first to be published in the U.S. Told… Read more about this item

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS, First Print. First published in 1956 this is the revised edition by Martin Mclaughlin. A near fine to fine copy in a similar jacket which is not price clipped. Unread, tightly bound. .

Boston: Beacon Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very good+/very good. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild edgewear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, endpapers mildly foxed, text clean and unmarked, with foxing to top edge of block. DJ rubbed and toned, mild wear to spine ends, front flap price clipped, now in archival… Read more about this item

Boston: Beacon Press (1957), 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition of Calvino's first book. An excellent copy in green cloth, black titles to the spine (small unobtrusive circle of glue residue on the front pastedown, tiny stain to bottom page edges) in a lovely, bright pc. pictorial dustwra pper gently sunned on the spine. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Boston: Beacon Press (1957). 1st ed., 1957. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. 8vo. 145 pp. Original grey-green cloth. Calvino's first book. Light wear at the crown of the spine else fine in a bright price-intact DJ with shallow wear crown of the backstrip else fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1957. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First US edition of his first book. Near fine copy with light wear to lower spine end, otherwise quite nice in about near fine unclipped jacket with some light chipping to upper spine. Overall, one of the nicer copies I have seen of this book.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1957. First American Edition. Octavo. Green linen over boards; dustjacket; 145pp. Tight, attractive copy with pencil erasure to front endpaper and light soiling to upper edge of text block; Near Fine. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped but lightly soiled on rear panel, slightly darkened on spine panel; Very Good Plus. Quite nice copy of the… Read more about this item

COLLINS, LONDON, 1956 FIRST PRINTING. THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 192 PAGES. SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR TO JACKET WITH LOSS AT TOP OF SPINE & FRONT BOTTOM CORNER, TEXT TO CLOTH SPINE SLIGHTLY… Read more about this item

Boston: Beacon Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's green cloth titled in black. First US edition. Cloth is mildly stained, contents unstained. Firm binding/hinges. The DJ in mylar is toned to spine, nicked to spine ends, stained to bottom half of front panel, but staining is more visible on DJ… Read more about this item

Boston : Beacon Press, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Green cloth with titles in black. A bright and clean copy in tight binding. In nice dust jacket which is price-clipped, has two small very light brown stains on rear panel, no tears or chips, etc. Jacket is in a mylar protector.

BOSTON, MA: BEACON PRESS. FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1957. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SLIGHT LOSS TO CORNERS ALONG THE TOP EDGE WITH LIGHT SOIL AND TONING TO THE REAR PANEL, SPINE PANEL FADED FROM… Read more about this item

Vintage, 1999. Soft Cover. Good. Heavily toneed and moderate edgewear, 1 dog-eared page but unmarked.

Paperback. Very Good.

Ecco, 5/30/2000 12:00:00 AM. Revised ed.. Used - Very Good. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark.

Ecco Press, 1976 Book. Good. Soft cover. Covers and edges moderately rubbed, thumb crease on the front cover, binding flattened after the first signature- but remains unbroken..

Paperback / softback. New. Pin is a bawdy, adolescent cobbler's assistant, both arrogant and insecure who - while the Second World War rages - sings songs and tells jokes to endear himself to the grown-ups of his town - particularly jokes about his sister, who they all know as the town's 'mattress'.