first edition
1969 · New York
by de Onís, Harriet; Amado, Jorge
New York: Knopf, 1969. First printing. Very good in very good jacket.. First US edition of this "moral and amorous tale" by the Brazillian modernist, about a woman caught between the ghost of her irresistable first husband and her reliable living one. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original olive green cloth, stamped with metalic detailing in gilt, purple, and orange to front board and spine. In original unclipped ($6.95) color pictorial jacket, designed by Paul Bacon. Purple topstain. Machine deckle fore-edge. [16], 558 pages. Previous owner name inked to front fly leaf. Jacket with some edgewear, small closed tear at top of front joint, toning to spine. Book with some foxing to textblock fore-edge, rubbing to spine.
(Inventory #: 53329)