Dove fiorisce il limone

Palermo: Sellerio Editore, 1984. Quarto (34cm). Black cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover, with applied pictorial label; 61pp text, 120 unnumbered pages of plates. Illustrated in b&w in text, 61 leaves of plates containing 187 color reproductions. Publisher's price sticker inside rear cover. Mild external wear; internally clean, fresh and unmarked; Near Fine. Text entirely in Italian.

A history of the Sicilian lemon exporting industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries, richly illustrated with reproductions of crate labels, stencils, and marketing designs. A beautifully- produced book. Number 5 in publisher's series "I cristalli," a uniform series documenting various aspects of Sicilian cultural history. Uncommon.