viii 212 pages. Translated from the Italian, Il Gattopardo, by Archbald Colquhoun "A Luxury Limited Edition Celebrating 100 Years of International Writing." Strip around dust jacket. The book appears to have never been opened. A pristine copy. "In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor. Then comes Garibaldi's landing in Sicily and the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them." (Publisher)