I Supercoralli - Lotto di 4 libri - 1963-1983

Lot: Elsa Morante, Italo Calvino and J. D. Salinger – Einaudi First Editions, in the 'I Supercoralli' series.

An important lot consisting of four essential works of twentieth-century literature, all published by Einaudi in the prestigious 'I Supercoralli' series, in first edition.
A homogeneous set of titles of the utmost cultural significance, highly sought after in Italian book collecting.

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Contents of the batch
1. Elsa Morante – Aracoeli
First edition, Einaudi, in the I Supercoralli series.
The author's latest novel, an intense and autobiographical work, among the most significant in her body of work.
2. Elsa Morante – The Andalusian Shawl
First edition, Einaudi, in the I Supercoralli series.
A collection of stories central to Morantian poetics, between memory, childhood, and destiny.
3. Italo Calvino – Palomar
First edition, Einaudi, in the I Supercoralli series.
Complete with the numbered Einaudi editorial stamp, as shown in the photo, a distinctive feature of notable collectible interest.
4. J. D. Salinger – Franny and Zooey
First Italian edition by Einaudi, in the I Supercoralli series (1963).
Translation by Romano Carlo Cerrone and Ruggero Bianchi.
One of the author's most famous works, part of the Glass Family cycle, highly regarded in both literary circles and among collectors.

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Conditions
• Very good overall condition
• Normal signs of wear on dust jackets and volumes, consistent with the age of the editions
• Cards well preserved, without tears or missing parts.
Sturdy bindings
• Overcovers present

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Collector's notes

The initial editions of Einaudi's 'I Supercoralli' series represent one of the high points of Italian publishing in the second half of the twentieth century.
A collection of great editorial quality and high cultural value, ideal for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Italian and international literature, offered as a coherent and prestigious set.