NICCOLO TUCCI—The Rain Came Last—"Indispensable" —THE NEW YORKER

Description: • For your consideration: • A First Edition Hardcover of: • “THE RAIN CAME LAST & OTHER STORIES”(NEW DIRECTIONS, 1990) • by NICCOLO TUCCI • INTRODUCTION by MARY McCARTHY “TUCCI shares with CONRAD and NABOKOV the distinction of being a superb stylist in at least two languages…. His subject is almost always family life—of all our possessions, the one most precious to us and most in jeopardy of being lost. TUCCI is equally adroit at prompting laughter and tears…. By dint of their artistry—which is to say by simultaneously breaking our hearts and making us happy—the stories in this collection become the indispensable companions of anyone who reads them."—BRENDAN GILL, THE NEW YORKER “A unique and masterful talent.” —FREDERICK CREWS, NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS “A maestro, a virtuoso.” —MARY McCARTHY, from her intro “One TUCCI piece a year, and THE NEW YORKER is in the clear.” —E.B. WHITE in a letter to WILLIAM SHAWN • For details, please see below. • TITLE: “THE RAIN CAME LAST & OTHER STORIES” AUTHOR: NICCOLO TUCCI TRANSLATOR: ERIC SUTTON INTRODUCTION: MARY McCARTHY TYPE: HARDCOVER PAGES: 223 PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: NEW DIRECTIONS (New York), 1990 EDITION: FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING CONDITION of DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS.Price (22.95) is unclipped. The DJ is bright & clean with faint tan—and with top edge slightly darker. (Protected in a Brodart archival cover.) CONDITION of BOOK ITSELF: VERY GOOD PLUS. Cover-boards are clean, with sharp corners. Top edge is smudgy. Spine is tight. Pages are clean & bright. Looks unread. SHIPPING NEWS: Before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box, this book will be wrapped with care. THANK YOU! ABOUT THIS TITLE:“TUCCI shares with CONRAD and NABOKOV the distinction of being a superb stylist in at least two languages…. His subject is almost always family life—of all our possessions, the one most precious to us and most in jeopardy of being lost. TUCCI is equally adroit at prompting laughter and tears…. By dint of their artistry—which is to say by simultaneously breaking our hearts and making us happy—the stories in this collection become the indispensable companions of anyone who reads them.”—BRENDAN GILL, THE NEW YORKER “A unique and masterful talent.” —FREDERICK CREWS, NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS “A maestro, a virtuoso.” —MARY McCARTHY, from her intro “One TUCCI piece a year, and THE NEW YORKER is in the clear.” —E.B. WHITE in a letter to WILLIAM SHAWN *********** ***********FLAPPINCAT/\___/\ =•ᆺ•= “We believe that being good to our customers is good business.” *********** *********** HOUSERULES (Our Promises to You)1. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful that our customers choose to trust us with their business. 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