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The leopard : the novel

Title
The leopard : the novel / by Giuseppe di Lampedusa ; translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun ; foreword and appendix by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, translated from the Italian by Guido Waldman ; illustrated with 32 photographs in color by Giovan Battista Poletto taken on the set of the 1963 motion picture directed by Lucchino Visconti.
Author
Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe, 1896-1957
Publication
San Francisco : The Arion Press, 2014.
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TextRestricted use *KP (Arion) 16-56Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Colquhoun, Archibald
  • Lanza Tomasi, Gioacchino
  • Waldman, Guido
  • Poletto, G. B., 1915-1988
  • Hoyem, Andrew
  • Schaefer, Susan, 1957-
  • Arion Press, printer, publisher.
  • Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker.
Description
xxiii, [1], 262, [2] pages : 32 color illustrations, portrait; 25 cm
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio.
Uniform Title
Gattopardo (Motion picture)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Historical fiction.
  • Film stills.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Neo Didot (Monotype)
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Narciss.
  • Fiction.
  • History.
Note
  • "The edition is limited to three hundred numbered copies for sale and twenty-six lettered copies for complimentary distribution"--Colophon.
  • Translation of: Il gattopardo, originally published in 1958; Archibald Colquhouns English translation was originally published in 1960.
  • "The leopard is the one-hundred-and-second publication of the Arion Press. It was designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Blake Riley, Brian Ferrett, Christopher Godek, Leif Erlandsson, Sarah Songer, Rochelle Youk, Emma Burghardt, Diana Ketcham, Thomas Gladysz, and Janet Tang ... The types are Neo Didot for the text in Monotype composition and Narciss for display in hand composition. The type was printed by letterpress on Mohawk Superfine. The photographs were printed by offset lithography, brokered by Susan Schaefer"--Colophon.
  • Title page printed in blue and black; chapter headings and initials in blue throughout.
  • "Appendix: the discovery of 'The Salina canzoniere'": pages 249-262. Includes material from the novel not in the original edition.
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's quarter blue cloth and illustrated gray paper boards; paper spine labels. Issued in matching slipcase.
Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-56
OCLC
903288376
Author
Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe, 1896-1957, author.
Title
The leopard : the novel / by Giuseppe di Lampedusa ; translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun ; foreword and appendix by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, translated from the Italian by Guido Waldman ; illustrated with 32 photographs in color by Giovan Battista Poletto taken on the set of the 1963 motion picture directed by Lucchino Visconti.
Publisher
San Francisco : The Arion Press, 2014.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Rare Books copy is no. 208.
Binding
Publisher's quarter blue cloth and illustrated gray paper boards; paper spine labels. Issued in matching slipcase.
Local Note
Rare Books copy accompanied by prospectus (5 unnumbered pages on 2 sheets (1 folded) : 1 illustration).
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Publisher's description
Chronological Term
1815-1870
Place of Publication
United States California San Francisco.
Added Author
Colquhoun, Archibald, translator.
Lanza Tomasi, Gioacchino, writer of foreword, writer of added commentary.
Waldman, Guido, translator.
Poletto, G. B., 1915-1988, illustrator.
Hoyem, Andrew, book designer.
Schaefer, Susan, 1957- printer of plates.
Arion Press, printer, publisher.
Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker.
Added Title
Gattopardo (Motion picture)
Research Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-56
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