General In His Labyrinth, The Tapa dura - 1990

Knopf, 1990-11-06. Hardcover. Good.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Stated First American Edition. Originally and first published in Spain as 'El General en Su Laberinto' by Mondadori Espana,Madrid ,1989.A portion of ths work was previously published in The New Yorker. This edn translated by Edith Grossman and this the true 1st English language edn,preceding the CAPE [London] 1st edn by a year.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Very lightly creased head+foot of the spine/ backstrip.Top edges with light dust-flecking,untrimmed fore-edges with minimal but sporadic foxing/spotting; text body contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation. A fictional account of the life of Simon Bolivar. Want more Gabriel Garcia MARQUEZ titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS and MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogues. Please… Leer más

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1990. Stated 1st American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394589513 . Limited First American Edition. Copy #255 of a limited edition of only 350, signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In publisher's full leather binding, spine in seven compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering is three compartments, gilt tooling in two compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge green, fore-edge deckle, ribbon marked bound in. In original pictorial map-covered slipcase. General Simon Bolivar, “the Liberator” of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful in love, war and politics, he still dances with such enthusiasm and skill that his witnesses cannot believe he is ill. Aflame with memories of the power that he commanded and the dream… Leer más