THE SAINT AND THE CIRCUS
first edition Hardcover
1991 · New York, NY
by Piumini, Roberto
New York, NY: Tambourine Books/William Morrow & Co. Inc, 1991. Book. Fine condition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small quarto (4to). 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.. (Inventory #: 003718)