Picador 2012 (UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. The first edition / first printing of the UK hardcover in a slipcase. A perfect copy of this stunning novel by the the National Book Award-winning author of 'Savage Detectives' and '2666'. The First British Edition was a soft cover original only. Published posthumously, but nevertheless an important work by the Chilean-Mexican novelist. Mint in Mint slipcase.
London: Picador, 2010 Very near fine book, pages lightly tanned. No dust jacket as issued. First UK edition, first printing.. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First Edition: New Directions. As New in As New dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0811217140 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. 8vo. 144pp. In protective mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Penguin Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2021. Hardcover. 5.78 X 0.75 X 8.56 inches; 208 pages; Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. .
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 278 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
First printing. Translation by Natasha Wimmer of "Los sinsabores del verdadero policÃa" (Anagrama, 2011). Volume, measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.5", is bound in pale yellow paper spine and boards, with stamped black lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. 250 pages."The novel follows Ãscar Amalfitanoâan exiled Chilean university professor and widowerâthrough the maze of his revolutionary past, his relationship with his teenage daughter, Rosa, his passion for a former student, and his retreat from scandal in Barcelona.Forced to leave Barcelona for Santa Teresa, a Mexican city close to the U.S. border where women are being killed in unprecedented numbers, Amalfitano soon begins an affair with Castillo, a young forger of Larry Rivers paintings. Meanwhile, Rosa, Amalfitano's daughter, engages in her own epistolary romance with a basketball player from Barcelona, while still trying to cope with her mother's early death and her father's secrets. After finding Castillo in bed with her father, Rosa is forced to confront her own crisis. What follows is an intimate police investigation of Amalfitano that involves a series of dark twists, culminating in a finale full of euphoria and heartbreak.Featuring characters and stories from his other books, "Woes of the True Policeman" invites the reader more than ever into the world of Roberto Bolaño. It is an exciting, kaleidoscopic novel, lyrical and intense, yet darkly humorous. Exploring the roots of memory and the limits of art, "Woes of the True Policeman" marks the culmination of one of the great careers of world literature."
New York.: Penguin Press, 2019. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Green cloth over green boards. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New in New dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374275629 . Book and DJ New. No notes. NO markings of ANY kind. DJ not price clipped ($25) ; 288 pages .
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; 250 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 250 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
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