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Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First US edition, signed by the author on the title page and dated "11/16/06". Her debut novel and an instant best-seller, this masterpiece of magical realism propelled Allende to literary stardom. It follows the Trueba family across four generations, intertwining their lives with the political and social upheavals of post-colonial Chile. The House of the Spirits was first published in Spanish in 1982 as La casa de los espíritus. Octavo. Floriated initials. Original dark purple cloth, spine and front cover lettered and stamped with floral borders in bronze, fore edge uncut. With dust jacket. Extremities gently toned; jacket unclipped, extremities lightly creased: a fine copy in near-fine jacket. Seller Inventory # 182809
Title: The House of the Spirits. Translated from ...
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Librería Monte Sarmiento, Santiago, SANTI, Chile
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. 2ª Edición. 368 p. ; 24x17 cms. Novelas chilenas (BN-6). Seller Inventory # 76197
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Seller: McNaughtan's Bookshop, ABA PBFA ILAB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
FIRST BRITISH EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 8vo, pp. [viii], 368. Original olive green boards, spine lettered in gilt, colour-printed dustjacket. Pages a touch toned. Dustjacket just a little soiled. Inscribed by the author to half-title: ?para Chris, con afecto y el deseo de que algier dia cercano camine por las calles asoleada de un Chile libre? and dated 1985, ownership inscription to flyleaf, promotional bookmark loosely inserted. The first British edition of Allende?s debut novel, warmly inscribed to the half-title. Seller Inventory # 7582
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