NMLP P-012399 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Path to the Nest of the Spiders

Italo Calvino · Collins (UK) / Beacon Press (US) · 1956 (UK Collins); 1957 (US Beacon Press)

First English of Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno (Einaudi, 1947). The Collins London edition of 1956 is the first in English and precedes the American edition. The Beacon Press first American edition is dated 1957, not 1956, as confirmed by ABAA dealer descriptions.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012399 for "The Path to the Nest of the Spiders" by Italo Calvino (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012399, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).