signed first edition
1996 · New York
by Esquivel, Laura; Peden, Margaret Sayers
New York: Crown Publishers, 1996. Very good plus.. Uncorrected proof of the first US edition of this multimedia "tale of a passion that survives from the fall of Montezuma's empire to the Mexico City of the 23rd century" — inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden. 9'' x 6''. Original color pictorial wrappers. 48 pages of full-color illustrations. 11-song CD. [12], 272 pages. Publisher letter laid in. Inscribed by Peden on half-title page: "For Fernando Vega, / The English of a novel by a charming woman, generous and creative: / With thanks from this translator — / Petch / Margaret Sayers Peden / December 1997." Wrappers with light rubbing and edgewear, short crease to bottom corner of front wrapper spine toned. Interior clean.
(Inventory #: 53242)