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"this is copy number 33signed by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedthe colophon reads as follows: "calvino/frasconi "this edition, limited to seventy-five numbered copies and signed by the author and the artist, was printed on an washington handpress at gabriel rummonds & alessandro zanella's plain wrapper press in cottondale, alabamathe volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the cover" [the signatures of calvino and frasconi follow] the original italian text is followed by the english version translated by william weaver, calvino’s longtime translatorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwithout question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by hthe paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed dampthe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconiit was rumored he was about to receive the nobel prize in literature, but he died shortly before the announcement read morethe volume is illustrated by 4 multicolored woodcuts by antonio frasconi, and was published in 4to by the plain wrapper press at cottondale, al, usa in) this is copy # 33our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john colemanthe special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')over his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionsthe printing of the text was completed in the spring ofplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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