The Tartar Steppe

First American Edition, First Printing. First published in Italy in 1945. Printed in England. Translated by Stuart C. Hood. Mild spotting to top and paper foreedge, otherwise near fine in original cloth and near fine dust jacket, with some sunning to spine panel. Giovanni Drogo is a guard in a fort that protects a frontier. His garrison is expecting an invasion and the glory of death in battle. The years go by as he waits for battle that some day will come. Duodecimo. 5 x 7.5 in. [iv], 214 + [2] pp. Scarce. A beautiful copy.