THE ISSA VALLEY
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. The first American edition, translated from the Polish by Louis Iribarne. Signed and dated by Czeslaw Milosz on the front flyleaf. A lyrical account of a rural boyhood, dominated by family, nature, and village life. First published in 1955, this is the second novel by the Polish poet who was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature. Octavo. Original tan paper-covered boards over a brown cloth spine, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Near fine / Near fine. Item #75294
ISBN: 0374177988
Price: $125.00
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