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The General in His Labyrinth
by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Limited First Edition. Leather. Fine. First edition, limited issue. Copy #125 of a limited 350, signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In publisher's full leather binding, with gilt stamping to spine and ribbon place-holder, housed in pictorial map paper covered slipcase. Fine, in a Fine slipcase which has just a slight hint of rubbing and soiling. A beautiful copy.
Synopsis
García Márquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1928. He attended the University of Bogotá and went on to become a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador . He later served as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas, and New York. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, he is the author of several novels and collections, including No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories , The Autumn of the Patriarch , Innocent Erendira and Other Stories , Chronicle of a Death Foretold , The General in His Labyrinth , Strange Pilgrims , and Love and Other Demons . From the Hardcover edition.
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- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140937086
- Title
- The General in His Labyrinth
- Author
- Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
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- Literature;
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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