Diccionario Secreto (Secret Dictionary), I and II [inscribed]
Cela, Camilo José
From Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 February 2011
From Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 February 2011
About this Item
Book I is 4th printing, in February 1972; total of 16,000 copies published. Book II is 2nd printing, in November 1971; total of 8,000 copies published. Both volumes VG+/VG+, with light overall shelfwear to books and DJs; book I shows a bit of splitting at front hinge. Book I is 4th printing, in February 1972; total of 16,000 copies published. Book II is 2nd printing, in November 1971; total of 8,000 copies published. Inscribed in Book I, on half-title page: "A Bill Thomas, eitás erudicioner malditás de su numijo/ Camilo Jose Cela/ 20.V.76." The Nobel organization classifies "Diccionario Secreto" as a "lexicographic work"; a 1989 New York Times profile of Cela noted that the book reflects "his fascination with the rich -- but officially unrecognized -- language of ordinary Spaniards. In the 'Secret Dictionary,' he compiled words and phrases -- many vulgar, sexual or blasphemous -- that are used every day but that are not acceptable in print." Cela won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1989 and died in 2002; laid in are obituaries from The Economist and The New York Times. Truly uncommon signed. 351 and 681 pages. Seller Inventory # 0272
Bibliographic Details
Title: Diccionario Secreto (Secret Dictionary), I ...
Publisher: Madrid: Alfaguara
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
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