Rare, Signed, 1945, Maria Ralli, First Limited Numbered Edition, Original Dust Jacket

Description

Rare Signed First Limited Edition (No. 697/1000)

Maria Ralli – Για μια ζωγραφιά και για ένα σκύλο (For a Painting and for a Dog)

Published by Ikaros, Athens, 1945

A rare and collectible first edition of Maria Ralli’s poetic and literary work, hand-signed and dedicated by the author. This edition was printed in a limited run of only 1000 numbered copies, of which this is No. 697, and retains its original soft binding and dust jacket.

Details:

• Author: Maria Ralli (Μαρία Ράλλη)

• Title: Για μια ζωγραφιά και για ένα σκύλο / For a Painting and for a Dog

• Publisher: Ikaros, Athens

• Year: 1945

• Edition: First Limited and Numbered Edition (No. 697/1000)

• Signature: Hand-signed and dedicated by the author

• Pages: 109

• Binding: Original softcover with dust jacket

• Dimensions: 21.5 × 15 cm

• Condition: Good vintage condition, with light age-related wear. Please see photos for details.

About the Author:

Maria Ralli (ca. 1902–1975) was an influential Greek poet and prose writer, and a prominent figure in mid-20th-century Greek literature. Born Maria Konstantopoulou, she was the sister of acclaimed actress Katina Paxinou and musician Varvara Konstantopoulou. She married politician Pericles Rallis, from whom she took her surname.
Ralli debuted in 1932 with Women’s Words and went on to publish several poetry collections, short stories, and novels. She served as General Secretary of the National Opera’s Board and the Greek Writers’ Society, and received the Greek State Prize for Prose in 1965 for her collection From One to Another.

A fine and scarce literary collectible — ideal for collectors of:

• Greek modernist and post-war literature

• Rare signed first editions

• Ikaros Press publications

• Women writers in 20th-century Greece

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