First American edition of this experimental novel—a single long paragraph of Faulknerian density—by the Spanish writer Juan Benet (1927-1993). NY: Persea Books, 1982. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. 366pp. 8vo. Black boards backed with oatmeal cloth; black spine titles; dust jacket. One spot minor adhesive soiling...
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London: Harvill, 1995. Hardcover. 8vo. 279pp. First edition. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. Fine in fine, unclipped jacket, which shows just a touch of crumpling at the spine and tips.
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Scarce English-language translation—the first since 1832, per rear jacket flap—of the 1627 masterwork by Spanish politician and writer Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645). Translated with introduction by Wallace Woolsey. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1976. First edition thus. xxiv, 181pp. With several halftone reproductions of etchings...
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First American edition of this experimental novel—a single long paragraph of Faulknerian density—by the Spanish writer Juan Benet (1927-1993). NY: Persea Books, 1982. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. 366pp. 8vo. Black boards backed with oatmeal cloth; black spine titles; dust jacket. One spot minor adhesive soiling... MoreSold out
London: Harvill, 1995. Hardcover. 8vo. 279pp. First edition. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. Fine in fine, unclipped jacket, which shows just a touch of crumpling at the spine and tips. More
Scarce English-language translation—the first since 1832, per rear jacket flap—of the 1627 masterwork by Spanish politician and writer Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645). Translated with introduction by Wallace Woolsey. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1976. First edition thus. xxiv, 181pp. With several halftone reproductions of etchings... More
