Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories (1st American editon in dust jacket)
New York: Lincoln MacVeigh/ The Dial Press, 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Translated into English from the original Italian by D.H. Lawrence. Hardcover in black cloth with paper spine label. 301 pp. Fine, tight example, spine label bright except for a small portion that is faintly toned due to the chip in the jacket. in a rather worse for wear example of the very uncommon original dust jacket designed by Samuel B. Scaeffer, significant chip to the head of the spine extending onto the rear panel, shallow chipping to the foot of the spine along with some rubbing. The front panel has been archivally reattached. A collection of Verga's short stories; "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Rustic Chivalry) was first published in 1880 and is considered a cornerstone work of the Italian literary realism movement. Set in a 19th century Sicilian village it explores intense themes of jealousy, honor, and betrayal. Included in the collection also are "La Lupa", "Caprice", "Jeli The Herdman", "Rosso Malpelo, or The Red-Headed Brat", "Gramina's Lover", "War of Saints", "Brothpot" and "The How, When, and Wherefore" Fine / good. Item #E36424
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