Mal di parola

Vittorio Gassman, Mal di parola, Milan, Longanesi & C., 1992. First edition, octavo, publisher's boards with original illustrated dust jacket. Numbered copy (no. 0003590) with SIAE sticker attesting the first edition. Copy enhanced by author's autograph dedication on the front endpaper: 'To Milena / with reality and love / Vittorio Gassman'. Collection of reflections, aphorisms and thoughts of the great master of Italian theatre and cinema, published two years after his last David di Donatello. Dust jacket with evocative illustration, slight signs of use on edges. Fresh interior. A significant document for collectors of memorabilia related to the 'Mattatore', particularly sought after when accompanied by autograph dedication as in the present copy.