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One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Gregory Rabassa
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£1,450.00£1,305.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper and Row , 1970. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6" . none . A stunning first American edition, second state copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's widely acclaimed novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, translated into English and in the original unclipped dustwrapper. A stunning copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's acclaimed novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. This is the first American edition translated from the Spanish into English by Gregory Rabassa and in the second state (with a full-stop rather than an exclamation mark on the dustwrapper) in an unclipped dustwrapper. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a significant multi-generational story that represents the Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 1970s and is recognized as one of the most significant works both in the Hispanic literary canon and in world literature. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, incredibly smart. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. In the original unclipped, second state dustwrapper (without the exclamation mark). There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the dustwrapper. Near Fine
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.
Reviews
On Jul 15 2009, Karlajcp2 said:
My father told me and he said this is an awesome novel i have to read it!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 817B4
- Title
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Author
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Gregory Rabassa
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez One hundred years of solitude Columbian literature world literature One hundred years of solitude
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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