First Printing of the First American Edition. Boards have extremely light sunning to top edge of cloth and water stain along the very bottom edge, otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket is not price clipped but has light sunning to spine and line indentations on rear panel, bump to top of spine and water stain from cloth boards along bottom edge.
First American Edition. First printing as stated First American Edition with no subsequent printings noted, per Knopf's first printing details. Stain spot on fore-edge of book block. Dust jacket shows some shelf wear. NYT article of "The Best Books of 1998" (which includes this novel) taped to front flyleaf. Prior owner's stamp in red on top right of front flyleaf. A few front pages have a paperclip rust stain (see photo 3). Otherwise, inside is clean and unmarked. Stain to outside of book block (see photo 5).
Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Stated First Edition (no print line, presumed first), tight clean unmarked, appears unread, boards undamaged and clean with vivid gilt lettering, slight bend to front board, dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj shows a wrinkle on back caused by what looks like a drop of some liquid that ran down a little on the inside of back dj, Near Fine/Very Good.
1988 Knopf hard cover-stated First American Edition-1st printing-owner's name inside cover-minor staining to page edge-otherwise dust jacket fine (now in mylar cover) binding strong contents clean-a fine collectible-enjoy.
New York: Knopf, 1988. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sharp and tight. NO jacket spine sunning. Promo postcard laid in.
(9th ptg. ) Tr. by Edith Grossman. Large, heavy, sturdy book, quality black cloth, very bright gilt lettering and decorations on front, very bright lettering on spine, 348 pages. DJ glossy vellum background, a colorful illustrated design at center front, a photo of Marquez on center back. DJ and book, both As New.
A. A. Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. STATED FIRST AMERICAN Edition on copyright page. A Near Fine volume, due only to a few inches of a mildly 'pushed' spine" (hard to see), otherwise would be a As New volume. Clean, tight with NO markings. Dust Jacket has original price on front flap with the very slightest extremity shelf wear to crown and foot and rear top edge of jacket. Laid in is publishers unused advertising postcard (with same image as dust jacket). Mylar protected jacket.
348pp. Black cloth boards with bright gilt title on spine and author's name in gilt on front board. Pictorial Dust Jacket. A Book-of-the-Month Club Book Selection on front flap. "Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written a novel about love, love in all its guises: young love, married love, romantic love, carnal love, even love with the symptoms of Cholera. More than that, he has written a work of art radiant with humanity that readers will savor and will remember for the rest of their lives." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988 First printing of the stated first American edition. A small blemish to first blank page, embossed stamp to second blank page, some scattered small stains to top and bottom outer page edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with shallow crimping to crown of spine and light toning to spine, else fine. The English-language movie adaptation was released in 2007, with Academy Award-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro.
Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear and is covered in clear, removable Mylar. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. There is some slight staining on the top right corner pages, but does not effect text. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. In very nice, but previously owned condition. This is a first printing, first American Edition. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
First edition, First Printing. Not Inscribed, Not Remaindered, Not Ex Library, Not Book Club. Stated First Edition on the Copyright page. Dust jacket in protective cover. There is some transfer from book to dust jacket. Book would be fine otherwise.
New Hardcover book in a new dust jacket. Book club edition. 348 pages. About the book: The story, which treats the themes of love, aging, and death, takes place between the late 1870s and the early 1930s in a South American community troubled by wars and outbreaks of cholera. It is a tale of two lovers, artistic Florentino Ariza and wealthy Fermina Daza, who reunite after a lifetime apart. AB61
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gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.