PRIMA CHE TU DICA PRONTO ("Before You Say Hello"): With an English Translation by William Weaver; [limited edition signed by author & artist].
(Cottondale: Plain Wrapper Press, 1985). First edition. Short story exploring the personal connection to the telephone as mode of communication. Number 19 of 75 copies (entire edition) SIGNED BY CALVINO & FRASCONI. This copy designated as printed for Jeffery Alan Hoffman. Bilingual, with original Italian followed by English translation. Illustrated with four colorful woodcuts in the text by Frasconi. 4to tan leather-backed patterned paper boards; plain spine; text finely printed on handmade paper; pages containing illustrations printed on uncut folded leaves; unpaginated. Housed in original tan cloth-covered clamshell case with publisher emblem on front. Both book and case are fine. Scarce.
Item #72712
Price: $2,500.00