A travel through a McCarthy first editions collection

A GREAT TRANSLATION: THE FIRST ITALIAN EDITION OF CHILD OF GOD

“Figlio di Dio”, first Italian translation of Child of God in the Einaudi elegant dustjacket.

Child of God (Figlio di Dio), first Italian edition

Einaudi, Torino, 2000

First Italian edition, only printing with complete numberlines from 0 to 6 and from 2003 to 2006 on a colophon page bound after the text pages which reads: “Stampato … nel mese di luglio 2000”. Hardcover, 22,1 x 14,5 cm., 186 numbered pages. Publisher’s original greenish grey cloth lettered in black on the spine. White dustjacket lettered in black with a photograph by Gerd Kittel on the front panel and the price of “Lire 26000 € 13,43” on the back cover. Translation by Raoul Montanari.

CONDITION: near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

Published on July 1, 2000 at “Lire 26000 € 13,43”, in a first print run of 12,000 copies.


Up to September 20, 2023 the book hadn’t had further hardcover printings, selling 6,094 copies.


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