The Unsociable Traveler

CARDARELLI, Vincenzo. The Unsociable Traveler. Bologna: Licinio Cappelli publisher, February 1953. First edition. 8vo, illustrated publisher's wrappers with original dust jacket preserved. Series 'L'Ippocampo' no. 2, directed by Giuseppe Longo. COPY OF EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST with autograph dedication by the author to Milena Milani, celebrated Italian writer and artist: 'to Milena Milani / in the sun of Via Veneto / Vincenzo Cardarelli / Rome 13 February 1953 / Mamo', accompanied by a delightful little drawing of a seahorse (emblem of the series). The dedication, written a few days after publication, testifies to the relationship between two protagonists of the Roman cultural scene of the Fifties. Cardarelli (1887-1959), poet and prose writer among the greatest of the Italian twentieth century, founder of 'La Ronda', is here captured in a moment of affectionate familiarity. Dust jacket with normal wear, interior in good condition. Precious document for Italian literary history.