Ricordi: Remembrances of Italy Tapa blanda - 1982

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.: Queenston House;, 1982. Book. Illus. by Lee Toews cover.. Very Good. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 283 pages (480 grams); "Awarded the Literature Prize in a Canada-wide contest sponsored by the Italian government, the city of Ottawa and the Italian community of Ottawa to mark Italian week, 1980, Ricordi recreates vividly for the armchair traveller the sights, sounds and smells of Rome, where the author was working at FAO, and of the hills of Tuscany, where she sold farmhouses and castles to the wealthy. The intimate story of her friendships and liaisons, reveals a North American psyche transformed by the Italian people and their exuberance for life." >> EX-LIBRARY Copy with Usual Markings; (Still in Decent Condition); Laminated Covers; Blank Front endpage is Missing; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Queenston House, 1982. Book. Illus. by Lucchesi, Tony. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 283 pages. Author relives a golden decade in that most sensual of countries, Italy. Awarded the Literature Prize in a Canada-wide contest sponsored by the Italian government, the city of Ottawa and the Italian community of Ottawa to mark Italian week, 1980, Ricordi recreates vividly for the armchair traveller the sights, sounds and smells of Rome, where the author was working at FAO, and of the hills of Tuscany, where she sold farmhouses and castles to the wealthy. The intimate story of her friendships and liaisons, reveals a North American psyche transformed by the Italian people and their exuberance for life. Average wear to maroon covers and unmarked contents..