The Moon and the Bonfire greek Front endpaper creased across one

Front endpaper creased across one corner and a few light blotches of foxing to prelims and title page

[1] Vignette illustrations

with 20 colour illustrated plates from drawings by Lear a two maps of the island of Corsica

First collection of ghost stories by M

One of folding plates split along one joint

The Moon and the Bonfire greek Front endpaper creased across oneLondon: John Lehmann, 1952. First Edition in English. Publisher's blue cloth with the striking John Minton designed dust jacket, which is slightly tanned at the spine but without nicks or other blemishes. Some mild foxing to endpapers and the titlepage. Without old inscriptions. A near fine copy. First published in Italian as 'La Luna e i Falo'. Considered Pavese's best novel, 'The Moon and the Bonfire' is set during the aftermath of World War Two in