Lot 286
Kazantzakis, Nikos
Auction: 4 February 2009 at 11:00 GMT
£1,250
Description
BioV kai politeia tou Alexh Zormpa. Athens: Demetrakou, [1946]. First edition, signed by the author on the verso of the title-page, 8vo, original pictorial wrapper, in collector's morocco-backed folding box, upper joint slightly torn at head and foot, extremities a little rubbed
Footnote
Note: First edition of Alexis Zorba, more commonly known as Zorba the Greek. It was made into a film in 1964 starring Anthony Quinn in the title role.