Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of A Cafecito Story by Julia Alvarez in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2001 Chelsea Green. First Printing September 2001 stated and with full number line, 1 2 3 4 5. Belkis Ramrez, who created the woodcuts for A Cafecito Story, is one of the most celebrated artrists in the Dominican Republic.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A Cafecito Story is a story of love, coffee, birds and hope. It is a beautifully written eco-fable by best-selling author Julia Alvarez. Based on her and her husband’s experiences trying to reclaim a small coffee farm in her native Dominican Republic, A Cafecito Story shows how the return to the traditional methods of shade-grown coffee can rehabilitate and rejuvenate the landscape and human culture, while at the same time preserving vital winter habitat for threatened songbirds.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
