Description
For sale: a Rare first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the straight spine, light foxing on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with a few small spots on the half-title page. 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 mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket with price on the front flap and no award stickers or emblems. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In The House of the Scorpion, Matteo Alacrán is not born; he is harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium–a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap
