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New York: Random House, 1959. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Italo Calvino and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's decoratively stamped brown cloth. Near Fine with slight fading to the spine. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, spine toned and with a closed tear at the top of the front spine joint, small interior chip to spine and front flap fold.

'The Baron in the Trees' (Italian: 'Il barone rampante') is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It tells the story of a young Italian nobleman, Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, who climbs into the trees and decides never to come down. A tale of adventure and imagination, it explores themes of independence, rebellion, and the relationship between humans and nature.