{"product_id":"the-leopard-by-giuseppe-di-lampedusa-1960-first-edition-1","title":"THE LEOPARD BY GIUSEPPE DI LAMPEDUSA 1960 FIRST EDITION","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DI LAMPEDUSA, GIUSEPPE]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Leopard. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Collins and Harvill Press, 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST UK EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Cloth-bound; hardcover with dust jacket; octavo (22 x 14.5 x 3 cm); pp. 255. English text, translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt spine titles; supplied with the original dust jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight, secure and square. Covers very well-preserved. Interior clean with brown spotting to page edges. Dust jacket complete with slight shelf wear. Without previous ownership markings. Notes: True first British printing of this classic work, translated from the original Italian by Archibald Colquhoun. Supplied with the original dust jacket, designed by Hans Tisdall; the front inner flap of jacket marked as 'Book Society Choice'. The author of this book was a Sicilian nobleman with the resonant name and titles of Giuseppe Tomasi, Duke of Palma, and Prince of Lampedusa. He lived the life of a man of culture, a literary dilettante. He spent 25 years in contemplation of the book, only to write it in a few short months prior to his death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56993375977847,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/image_c4c48d8c-12fb-4537-9a97-eec52bd42e58.jpg?v=1775704158","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/the-leopard-by-giuseppe-di-lampedusa-1960-first-edition-1","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}