First edition, first impression. The Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of enduring love, which follows an older man who waits over 50 years for the sweetheart of his youth to become available after the death of her husband. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.
Book in very good condition, clean, firm and squarely bound with a newspaper clipping about the author's native Colombia slipped in. Dust jacket good, a few light stains to the outer panel but more significantly to flaps, sunned spine, a few small creases to upper edge. Unclipped. Bound in green cloth with gilt spine titles. 24.5 x 16 cm. Pp. 352.
