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In Praise of the Stepmother
by Mario Vargas Llosa
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374175837
- ISBN 13
- 9780374175832
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1990. Near fine/Near fine. Stated First Edition with no other printings listed. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good corners and clean unmarred boards. Textblock has a pinhead size dot to top fore-edges else clean and bright with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($18.95) with mild toning to upper flaps else Fine. Protected in a new Brodart mylar cover. Illustrated with classical paintings. Translated by Helen Lane. 149 pages.
Mario Vargas Llosa, the internationally acclaimed author of The Storyteller, adds his own finely-tuned poetic polish to this erotic exploration of carnality in one family. He turns the proverbial romantic triangle on its ear to create this New York Times bestselling erotic novel. French flaps and six full-color pages of classic artworks.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2555
- Title
- In Praise of the Stepmother
- Author
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374175837
- ISBN 13
- 9780374175832
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
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Carrollton, Texas
About Armadillo Alley Books
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- Brodart
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