Un paese

Milano: Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A., 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 104pp. Slim quarto [30 cm] Tan cloth over boards. The boards are darkened at the edges (the bottom edge of the front board a bit more so). The front endpaper is cracked along the hinge, and has a previous owner's bookplate and a name in pen. In a worn dust jacket, with a 7 inch taped tear to the front panel, and a loss that is 1/4 inch deep that extends across the length of the front panel. The rear panel is for the most part free of flaws. Italian text. A portrait of the rustic Italian village of Luzzaro featuring illustrations from black-and-white photographs by Paul Strand and text by Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini ("The Bicycle Thief"). American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand (1890-1976), known for his street portraits, strove to express the feeling of a land and its inhabitants in an honest and gracious manner, and his approach greatly influenced American photography.

Considered to be one of the first significant photo-books published in Italy. The image on the front of the dust jacket has become iconic.