Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. 348 pages. First published in Colombia in 1985. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
NY: Knopf, 1988. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. Just a touch of wear to bottom boards of book. Overall, a Tight, clean copy of this, the first U.S. edition of this book by the noted author of "100 Years of Solitude". Basis for the recent movie of the same title. 348 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. Just a touch of wear to bottom boards of book. Overall, a Tight, clean copy of this, the first U.S. edition of this book by the noted author of "100 Years of Solitude". Basis for the recent movie of the same title. 348 pp.
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.
New York: Knopf, 1988. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sharp and tight. NO jacket spine sunning. Promo postcard laid in.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1988-03-12. Hardcover. 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, New York, U.S.A.: Knopf Publishing Group, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st U. S. Edition. Book has light bump to top of both boards. Dust jacket price clipped and lightly sunned spine. Dust jacket protected by a removable Brodart cover..
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.
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.
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.
First American edition. Near fine (slight dusting of the top edges) in fine, unclipped dust jacket. Jacket in mylar protective cover. Appears unread. Tight, crisp copy. (3)
348pp. Black cloth boards with gilt title on spine and author's name in gilt on front board. Pictorial Dust Jacket. "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. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394561619 . First American Edition stated. ; 9.20 X 6.10 X 1.20 inches; 348 pages .
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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, or a change in binding color.