A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary 1939-1940.
London:2017. Puskin Press, Item #994
8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches]. [6], 184 pp., plus 2 pp. ads. Original black boards, dust jacket. Very good to fine condition.
First edition. Published from a newly discoverd diary, the textt describes the prelude to the coming of the WWII as well as the years leading up to her most vivid description of the occupation published under the title War in Val D'Orcia issued in 1947. A very personal account of the wars and its impact on her family and the community it supported.
Price: $25.00