New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2002). First edition - A novel about starting over late in life - "Candida Wilton - a woman recently betrayed, rejected, divorced, and alienated from her three grown daughters - moves from a beautiful Georgian house in Suffolk to a two-room walk-up flat in a run-down building in central London. Is the move perversity, she wonders, a survival test, or is she punishing herself? How will she adjust to this shabby, menacing, but curiously appealing city? And yet, as she climbs the dingy communal staircase with her suitcases, she feels both nervous and exhilarated." 307 pp.

New York: Other Press, (2024). First edition - Award winning Swedish author's fourth novel, set in Florence Italy, a "story of an Italian love affair gone bad which captures the irresistible pull of toxic relationships." Translated from the Swedish by Saskia Vogel. Issued as a trade paperback original in the United States. 276 pp.

Geneva: Nagel Publishers (Cowles, distributors) (1968) dj. Hardcover - A small, but thick, volume which is a combination travel guide and reference work. Includes 15 pp of town plans in color, 40 plans in black and white and 2 folded maps in three colors, affixed to the versos of the front and back free endpapers. In addition to information on the towns and cities of the area, this also includes selected itineraries, practical information and a selected vocabulary list. Red silk page marker sewn in. Eglish edition by Mrs. H. S. B. Harrison. xii, 640 pp. Map endpapers.

New York: Harper & Row, (1977). Hardcover first edition - A look both at the America of pre-Depression years - from 1925 to 1930 - as experienced by a young journalist and student, a temporary immigrant from Italy - and then a look back at those years from the perspective of an established writer. He ends by commenting that he still believes that "the world would be a better place if some of the American ideals of my youth had prevailed everywhere and first of all in the United States itself." Sadly, they did not. 329 pp. ISBN: 0-060102268.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2002). Hardcover first edition - Told from the perspective of the youngest son, when he returns to the island 50 years later, this is a complicated tale of a family that heads for an island - Elba - off the coast of Italy hoping to make a fortune in jewels - the Tourmaline of the title - but instead becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding the disappearance of a local girl. "Details of Elba's rich history, and particularly of Napoleon's exile there, are artfully woven into the narrative. This is an absorbing picture of a family rediscovering themselves in a foreign land." (Publishers Weekly). ISBN: 0-316776181.

New York: Crown, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a celebrated opera singer born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps, who was castrated as a young boy to preserve his voice, even though castration was considered an abomination in the Swiss Confederation. Written as a letter to his son, Moses "recounts how his gift for sound led him on an astonishing journey to Europes celebrated opera houses and reveals the secret that has long shadowed his fame: How did Moses Froben, world renowned musico, come to raise a son who by all rights he never could have sired?" Historical note. 374 pp. ISBN: 978-0307590527.

New York: Viking, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourteenth novel by this award-winning and prolific autho, probably still best known for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." Set in Italy where she was living at the time, this is the story of a wealthy woman and those who try to exploit her fortune. Described as combining the pace of a thriller with magical undertones. 266 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Peter Goodfellow. ISBN: 0-670691070.

New York: Doubleday, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An international thriller, set mostly in Bologna Italy - "a fast-paced, thrilling cat and mouse chase pitting Backman against the numerous agencies that want him dead--as the broker makes a move to take back his life." SIGNED on the half title page. 357 pp. ISBN: 0-385510454.

Boston: Little Brown, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of "ribald realism" by this award-winning writer. "In Luino, in the years just before Fascism when the 'nineteenth century drew to a long-overdue close,' Emerenziano Paronzini, a dour but distinguished looking man of 45, takes up residence, eyes the rather unattractive sisterhood - all unwed - Tarsilla, Fortunata and Camilla, and eventually proposes to Fortunata .. By the close is trigamously servicing all three sister. A wholly funny, bawdy, small story told with scapegrace irreverence and a knowing leer." (Kirkus) Translated from the Italian by Julia Martines. 180 pp.

New York: HarperVia / Harper Collins, (2021). First edition - A very highly praised novel by this Italian author, winner of the Strega Prize (the second time Veronesi won this award) and named to many best books of the year lists. Ian McEwan said "The Hummingbird is a masterly novel, a brilliantly conceived mosaic of love and tragedy. . . a thought-rich and ultimately comic meditation on human error and lost chances.Its a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders, strange and sudden turns, insights of great poise. ." and Roddy Doyle calls it "a spellbinding experience - clever, funny and deeply moving." Translated from the Italian by Elena Pala. Basis for the 2022 film "Il Colibri." Translator's note. 293 pp.

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928. Hardcover - The story of a 12 year old Italian boy from Palermo in Sicily in 1868, who could run so fast, he was called 'nimble-legs' and entrusted with taking secret messages to General Garibaldi. Illustrated by I.B. Hazelton with a color frontispiece, 4 plates on plain paper and drawings. Translated by Frederic Taber Cooper; introduction by Faith E. Smith. 191 pp.

London: Old Street, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, winner of Italy's prestigious Premio Bancarella prize, a psychological thriller with two threads inevitably converging. Lieutenant Chiti spends sleepless nights hunting for the serial rapist terrorizing his city, and the naive law student Giorgio is befriended by dangerously charismatic Francesco, and finds himself slowly lured into a corrupt world of cheating at cards (which Francesco describes as "magic"), beautiful women and casual violence, until one terrifying night Giorgio is forced to realize just how far he has left his past behind. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis. 244 pp. ISBN: 978-1905847273.

New York: Harper Collins, (2020). First edition - A thriller that follows a woman on the run from her crime boss husband and the assassin sent to kill her, set in the Italian region of Alto-Adige in the Dolomites mountain range, in the northernmost part of the county. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis and Catherine Gregor. Issued in the US as a trade paperback original. 369 pp.

New York: Macmillan, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - One of a series of colorful and amusing books about cities around the world by this Czech author/illustrator. Large, tall format, printed in Italy. 60 pp.

London: W. H. Allen, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of a series of colorful and amusing books about cities around the world by this Czech author/illustrator. Large, tall format, printed in Italy. 60 pp. Rear flap of dust jacket lists his first two books on London and Paris.

New York: The Library of America, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second volume of Henry James travel writings in the Library of America series (number 65 in series), edited and with notes by Richard Howard. His travel writings display the distinctive charm of his style, serve as guidebooks and including penetrating reflections on the national characteristics and charm. This volume begins with the classic 'A Little Tour in France', illustrated with Joseph Pennell's drawings from the original 1900 edition. The final piece is on the American volunteer motor-ambulance corps in France, during the first World War. Includes chronology, glossary, notes, index. 845 pp. Lists to this title at rear of book. ISBN: 0-940450771.

New York: Pantheon, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) 261 pp. ISBN: 0-375-404295.

New York: Doubleday, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-385-468067.

New York: Doubleday, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) 241 pp. ISBN: 0-385-468067.

New York: Pantheon, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) 259 pp. ISBN: 0-375422692.

New York: Pantheon, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 7th mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) Set in Sicily against the backdrop of the ancient city of Catania. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-375-409157.

London: Faber & Faber, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The tenth mystery novel in the award winning series featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen - although in this one he is sent to Bologna to oversee what seems at first to be a routine murder investigation (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award). 223 pp. ISBN: 0-571-227759.

London: Faber & Faber, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third mystery and novel of psychological suspense featuring Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen (the first in the series - Ratking - won the CWA Gold Dagger Award.) . 277 pp. ISBN: 0-571166164.

London: William Heinemann, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh novel in the highly acclaimed Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series set in Venice. "In a small village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites, the gardens of a deserted farmhouse have lain untouched for decades. But the new owner is summoned urgently to the house when his workmen disturb a macabre grave. Then a valuable signet ring is found, leading Brunetti to a family grieving for their abducted son." The Washington Post called this series "One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever." 229 pp. ISBN: 0-434004170.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 28th title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. As a favor to his wealthy father-in-law, the Count Falier, Brunetti agrees to investigate the seemingly innocent wish of the Count's best friend, the elderly and childless Gonzalo, to adopt a younger man as his son. Short-listed for the Gold Dagger Award. Map endpapers. 259 pp. ISBN: 978-0802129116.

London: Macdonald, (1971) dj. Hardcover first edition - True first edition of Plante's second novel, a twisted and compelling story about five friends who, as they live together and travel together, from Boston to Italy, slowly create a dark world of foreboding and shadow around themselves. Dust jacket illustrated by David Hockney. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-356035190.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel to be published in the US. Winner of Italy's most prestigious literary award, the Strega Prize, in 1961 and considered a classic of modern Italian literature. Translated from the Italian by Marguerite Waldman. When it first appeared the NY Times review called it a "difficult, at times hilarious. but always rewarding novel. . What the author wants to do is to encompass within the narrow bounds of his 191 pages the elusive and multifaceted spirit of Naples. . . [and of] the lyrical, subaqueous world in which his young protagonists spend so much of their time." 191 pp.

New York: Bantam, (2005). First edition - Third thriller featuring the young Italian police detective Nic Costa- for the first time in decades Rome has been paralyzed by a blizzard and a gruesome find is made in the Pantheon - the mutilated body of a young woman is found under the snow. Illustrated title page. 341 pp.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 29th title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. Map endpapers. 278 pp. ISBN: 978-0802148674.