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New York: the Dial Press, 1928. 8vo. 301 pp. Original black cloth, paper label on spine; head of spine chipped at edges.; no dust jacket.First American edition. Originally published in 1884, Verga's nine stories of village life in rural Sicily is, "in many ways the most interesting of Verga books"..... More
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923. 8vo. [12], 454 pp. Original orange cloth, title-lable on upper board and spine; cloth a bit soiled, spine faded; missing dust jacket.First American edition. Verga's last major work of fiction, originally appearing in 1888. Lawrence writes, "Basing their judgement on the two novels, I Malavoglio and..... More
