“I left the Galleria and climbed a winding road into the hills. In a tiny pizzeria I came on a scene right out of a commedia dell' arte. The leading character was a ruddy white-haired old man in a white apron and a flat baker's cap, a kindly gnome beaming with warmth and good will. He stood behind a counter of cheeses and smoked meats, red chops and steaks, a beef liver, and a ham. He was making pizzas, shaping each pie carefully on a huge wooden shovel and extending it deep into an open hearth.”
The story of Herbert Kubly's fourteen-month sojourn in Italy and Sicily on a Fulbright grant—a book that reveals facets of Italian life that most Americans wouldn't be likely to encounter on their own.
Author: Herbert Kubly
Title: American in Italy
Edition: First edition, third printing
Published: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 370p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, chipping, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding sturdy and square. Pages toned. Some instances of penciled marginalia in text-block.
Comments: Handsome copy
