VERGA, Giovanni (1840-1922). I Vinti - Mastro Don Gesualdo. Milan: Treves, 1890 [but 1889]. Scarce first edition of Verga's famous work, the second novel in his Cycle of the Vanquished, originally serialized in the Nuova Antologia. This edition was printed in a single run at the end of November 1889, but only a small portion was issued with the date 1889 on the title page, while the majority of copies show the date 1890 on the title-page (Raya, Bibliografia verghiana, p. 87 ) 8vo, (180x125 mm). Light, uniform browning. Bound in contemporary green cloth (spine detached but present). (1)

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