THE SAINT AND THE CIRCUS
New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. First American edition. Hardcover. Small quarto (4to). Fine condition / Fine condition (DJ). Item #003718
ISBN: 0688103782
32 un-numbered pages. Hardcover; pictorial laminated cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket with no defects. Full colour illustrations by Barrett V. Root. Translated by Olivia Holmes. Stated first edition. First published in Italian as "Le gracie di san Tonio" in 1991. This is the author's first book to appear in the United States. When Filofilo the circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, an inept saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful. The library edition, with a more durable binding. Not an ex-library copy.
Price: $11.95