Yankee faith and other stories.
NY: Greenberg, [1935]. 8vo. 288 pp. First edition in English. Tipped in errata leaf typed on blue scratch paper. Publisher’s brown cloth, no dust-jacket. Inscribed by the author on the fly-leaf, “To the great Miss Mary Pickford, who is becoming as famous in the American literary field as insuperable she is in the movies, with devotion. F.M. Daniele. Hollywood, California, November 21-1935.” The author’s stamp with his name and address also on the fly-leaf. Item #12111
INSCRIBED TO MARY PICKFORD. First edition in English. “This group of eleven short stories introduces an author new to the United States, although well known for his books published in Italian. These stories were remarkably well-received when originally published in Italy, and have been re-written in English by the author himself. Some of them appear in this book for the first time.” Titles include ‘O Scugnizzo; Cosette; Red Headlines; Yankee Faith and The romance of three villagers.
Price: $350.00