New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo, 368 pages, cloth; dj edgeworn, and with protective strip of cellophane tape at the head of the spine, with an apparent red remainder stripe on top edge.

Allende's first novel, winner of the Best Novel of the Year in Chile for 1982. First State, with the incomplete line 11 at p. 147.
,,,The original title is LA CASA DE LOS ESPIRITUS. This is the first English-language edition, translated by Magda Bogin. It has been attacked as an object of censorship in schools. In 2021 it was #78 of 100 most-challenged books reported by the American Library Association, for 1990-1999, #97 for 2000-2009, and #71 for 2010-2019, 8 places ahead of 1984 by Orwell. How many first books have been remaindered??

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The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel by Isabel Allende. Initially, the novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers, but became an instant best seller when published in Barcelona in 1982. The novel was critically acclaimed around the world, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. That same year, the novel was named Best Novel of the Year in Chile, and she received the country's Panorama Literario award.

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Bookseller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 230721
Title: THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS
Author: ALLENDE, Isabel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 0394539079
ISBN 13: 9780394539072
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: isabel allende, magical realism, suppressed book, censorship, banned book,

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Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.

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