{"product_id":"invisible-cities-italo-calvino-illustrated-dave-mckean-folio-society-2023-2","title":"Invisible Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalo Calvino, Invisible Cities.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2023. First printing thus. Translated by William Weaver, with an introduction by Jeanette Winterson, illus trated by Dave McKean. 203 × 135 × 23 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xvii [xviii], [1–4] 5–164 [165–166]. Type: Italian Old Style. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in printed and blocked paper with design by McKean; printed end leaves. Textured brown slip case blocked with design in gold. In addition to the binding, McKean has provided colour illustrations throughout the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed. In a slightly shelf-worn slipcase with the lightest bump to the rear corner (hard to even photograph, but see last photo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful edition of Calvino's postmodern novel mirroring reality in fantastical prose through imagined conversations between the explorer Marco Polo and Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53059476324691,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Invisible-Cities-ITALO-CALVINO-Illustrated-DAVE-MCKEAN-Folio-Society-2023_1.webp?v=1771764154","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/invisible-cities-italo-calvino-illustrated-dave-mckean-folio-society-2023-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}