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One Hundred Years of Solitude
by García Márquez, Gabriel
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Quarter brown leather, spine gilt, beige linen boards. Fine, in brown slipcase (minor rubbing to slipcase). Monthly Letter loose
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. Signed limited edition of 2000 copies, this is numbered 669 and signed by Gregory Rabassa, Rafael Ferrer, and Alastair Reid. With illustrations from lithographs by Rafael Ferrer. Original lithograph loosely inserted at end. xii, 348, [4] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Quarter brown leather, spine gilt, beige linen boards. Fine, in brown slipcase (minor rubbing to slipcase). Monthly Letter loosely inserted. Ferrer, Rafael. Signed limited edition of 2000 copies, this is numbered 669 and signed by Gregory Rabassa, Rafael Ferrer, and Alastair Reid. With illustrations from lithographs by Rafael Ferrer. Original lithograph loosely inserted at end. xii, 348, [4] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Signed by the Artist and Translator. Márquez's most famous novel, in an inspired pairing with illustrations by the Caribbean artist Rafael Ferrer, who is famous for work he has done across media, and especially in ice.
Synopsis
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a novel authored by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez. It was first published in Spanish in 1967. The book was an instant success worldwide and was translated into over 27 languages. Lauded critically, it is the major work of the Latin American "boom" in literature. It was also an immense commercial success, becoming the best-selling book in Spanish in modern history, after Don Quixote.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 333440
- Title
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Author
- García Márquez, Gabriel
- Format/Binding
- With illustrations from lithographs by Rafael Ferrer. Original lithograph loosely inserted at end. xii, 348, [4] pp. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Quarter brown leather, spine gilt, beige linen boards. Fine, in brown slipcase (minor rubbing to slipcase). Monthly Letter loose
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed limited edition of 2000 copies, this is numbered 669 and
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Latin-American | Private Press | Limited Editions Club
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Private Press;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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