THE OLD GRINGO
(1986)
First UK edition of the Mexican writer's bestselling novel — "so bold and seductive that it makes most other contemporary fiction look pale."
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TERRA NOSTRA
(1977)
Uncommon first UK edition of Fuentes' sweeping historical novel centered on Spain's Philip II and the construction of El Escorial.
DISTANT RELATIONS
(1982)
Uncorrected proofs of the first US edition of this metaphysical novel by the celebrated Mexican author — inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
THE STORIES OF EVA LUNA : PHANTOM PALACE
1990
Doubly-inscribed chapbook of the short story "Phantom Palace," excerpted from the then-forthcoming first US edition of Allende's STORIES OF EVA LUNA.
THE OLD GRINGO
(1985)
Uncorrected proofs for the first UK edition of the Mexican writer's bestselling novel, inscribed by translator Peden with a note on the translation process.
APHRODITE
(1998)
First UK edition of Allende's illustrated memoir, an ode to sensual pleasures.
BURNT WATER
(1980)
First US edition of this collection of stories all taking place in Mexico city — inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
OF LOVE AND SHADOWS
1987
Uncorrected proofs for the first UK edition of Allende's 1984 novel, set in Chile under the Pinochet dictatorship, later adapted into a film starring Antonio Banderas and Jennifer Connelly.
ARIEL
(1988)
First printing of this teaching edition of Rodo's classic 1900 essay on esthetic and philosophical sensibility, including a reader's guide and annotated English/Spanish bibliography — inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
THE LAW OF LOVE
(1996)
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.
THE SIREN AND THE SEASHELL AND OTHER ESSAYS ON POETS AND POETRY
(1976)
First US edition of this collection of poetry-centric essays by the renowned Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet — with warm inscription by translator Margaret Sayers Peden.
PASSIONS AND IMPRESSIONS
(1983)
First US edition, review copy, of this collection of prose by the incomparable Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet.
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