Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing of In Evil Hour by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in a Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition stated, 1979 Harper and Row. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few marks on the rear, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the half title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
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.
The acclaimed Colombian writer’s earlier novel about the slanders, defamations, infidelities, and torrential rains that afflict a small town and the sacrifice of a boy that brings torment and chaos to an end.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.