THE PATH TO THE NEST OF SPIDERS - ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET ARTWORK

by Italo Calvino, Trevor Denning, novel, artwork

$2,500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

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 Calvino's books, and quite dazzling in comparison to its American counterpart. Item #843

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