The Celestial Hunter Signed First Edition Reference

Il cacciatore celeste (Adelphi, 2016; English: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020, translated by Richard Dixon) traces the origin of religious consciousness to the Paleolithic practice of hunting — the moment when humans first killed animals and needed to justify the killing through ritual, sacrifice, and myth. The book is Calasso at his most speculative and his most compelling.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed English first (FSG): $40–$100
• Unsigned English first: $10–$20

One of Calasso’s final works, published before his death in 2021. Signed copies from the publication period carry the premium of proximity to the end of a remarkable career.