[POUND Ezra] & Pea Enrico

Moscardino

First edition, one of 1000 copies. 8vo., 18x12.5cm, 81, [3]pp. Original grey paper wrappers with integral flaps folded over stiff cream blanks, text printed in black on front cover and on spine. Milan, All’insegna del pesce d’oro, 1956.

£75.00

Near fine, covers slightly knocked at corners and head of spine, but otherwise well-protected by clear plastic wrapping. Pages unblemished, if slightly browned.

Pound’s translation into English of Moscardino, a passionate recollection of Italian childhood from 1922 written by the poet and playwright Enrico Pea, and the first instalment in an eventual quartet of novels. A brief introductory note by Pea precedes the text, which is also concluded by a list of ‘Books by Enrico Pea’.

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