The House of the Spirits
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
Price: $200.00
Softcover. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin. Near fine in wrappers with a sunned spine. The author's first book. The text was substantially altered between this proof version and the published version. Purportedly the first of two proof printings produced before the initial print run was dramatically increased.
Item #313255
Isabel Allende
birth name: Isabel Allende
born: 8/2/1942
Biography
Chilean writer in the magic realist tradition who is considered one of the first successful woman novelists in Latin America. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore