One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 1970

Harper & Row; (1970), NY, 1970. Hard Cover. First Edition. First printing of the first US edition, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED DIRECTLY ON THE BOOK BY THE AUTHOR (not on a "laid in" piece of paper). The book is bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Tight and square copy, no writings or marks, clean pages. The jacket has slight, minor wear at spine ends. The jacket is the first issue, with an exclamation point at the end of the first paragraph of the front flap, the $7.95 price is present on the front flap, The book is a stated first edition, with no number line at the rear. The jacket colors are bright and sharp, and there is the slightest amount of wear at the spine ends. No names, bookplates or other markings in or on the book. Signed by author directly on title page: "Gabriel, 84, Mexico". NOT signed on a "postcard" or "laid in" piece of paper. Highly collectible copy. Photos available on request. $9,000