BW2-A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to

BW2-A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good-condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine and a blind stamped graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. A long-married couple are suddenly alone after their only daughter gets married. They try to revitalize their marriage with a cruise and while on board, the become with a series of other people. Their adventures bring them both to the brink of ecstasy and self-annihilation. By the author of "In the Palm of Darkness" and "The Messenger." 115p.

2000. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. (Subject: )

2000. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. (Subject: )

Uncorrected proof with publisher's material laid in. Translated by Edith Grossman. Illustrated wrappers. Modest edgewear with a tiny scuff mark on the cover, near fine.

Uncorrected proof with publisher's material laid in. Translated by Edith Grossman. Illustrated wrappers. Modest edgewear with a tiny scuff mark on the cover, near fine.