Falling Palace : A Romance of Naples
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Item #1510 8vo. 220 x 150 mm., [8 ¾ x 6 inches]. 255 pp. Quarter-bound in publishers’ orange paper with black lettering on the spine and blue paper over boards; publisher’s device stamped in blind at the bottom of the back cover; fore-edges deckled; top and bottom edges cut smooth; unclipped dust jacket. Book and Jacket As New: a seemingly unread copy with no noticeable imperfections. First Edition. Dan Hofstadter is an American author of nonfiction and a frequent contributor to major American magazines and newspapers like The New York Times and The New Yorker. Much of his work focuses on notable artists and writers including his first book Temperaments: Memoirs of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Other Artists (1992) and The Love Affair as a Work of Art (1996), a collection of essays on French writers which was nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award. In Falling Palace he moves away from biography to offer readers a vivid personal portrait of Naples, full of observations, anecdotes, and histories that give life to the region. The book was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and a finalist for the PEN Awards in nonfiction in 2006.
Price: $25.00