BASSANI (Giorgio). The Garden of the Finzi-Contini. Paris, Gallimard, 1964. In-8, paperback, partly uncut. First edition of the French translation by Michel Arnaud of this famous novel, adapted for the cinema in 1970 by Vittorio De Sica. One of 36 first copies on vellum pur fil, the only large paper. A few tiny spots on the spine and a small dark halo at the head.