Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards and strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or 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 price intact and mild surface wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
You Dreamed of Empires brings Tenochtitlan to life at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original Álvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counterattack, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.