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Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana. (1973). First. First Argentine edition, and possibly the first Spanish language edition. Wrappers, as issued. Page edges a little browned, else about fine. . ... more information

(Buenos Aires): Emece Distribuidora. (1977). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish language edition. Translated by Elisa Troiani. Fine in very lightly rubbed wrappers. Scarce. . ... more information

Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana. (1961). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish language edition. Translated by Miguel De Hernani. Fine in self-wrappers with just a little rubbing. . ... more information

Buenos Aires: Editorial Futuro. (1947). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish language edition. Translated by Raquel W. de Ortiz. Illustrated wrappers. Pages browned, wrappers lightly rubbed, a near fine copy. Faulkner's work influenced the Latin American literary "boom" and had a profound effect on such notable writers as Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. . ... more information

Los Angeles: Wetzel. (1935). First. First edition. Light wear at the base of the spine, else near fine without dustwrapper, possibly as issued. Inscribed by the author: "To Dudley Nichols, The Scenarist Deluxe. Salute, Joe Malatesta." Nichols wrote the screenplay for The Informer, among others. A curious volume, Italian author's satiric memoir of Hollywood, printed in four different languages: English,Italian, French and Spanish, apparently so foreign tourists could marvel at the strange doing... more information

Buenos Aires: Editorial Futuro. (1947). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish language edition. Translated by Raquel W. de Ortiz. Illustrated wrappers. Pages browned, wrappers very lightly rubbed, a very near fine copy. Faulkner's work influenced the Latin American literary "boom" and had a profound effect on such notable writers as Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. . ... more information

Barcelona: Editorial Lumen, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First Spanish Edition, preceding all others. Near Fine in laminated, photo-illustrated paper-covered boards, with no dust jacket as issued. A portrait of carefree Spanish youth in the mid-1960s, with text by Llosa and sets of photographic plates inserted throughout. No English-language equivalent. ... more information

Buenos Aires: Ediciones Drusa. (1957). First. First Argentine edition, and the first edition in Spanish. Translated by Helena Voldan. Fine in selfwrappers. A beautiful copy of this important play, which introduced the word "robot" into the language. The play has been produced for television on a couple of occasions, but has yet to appear as a film. Bleiler p.39. . ... more information

Mexico City: Editorial Novaro-Mexico. (1958). First. First Mexican edition, and probably the first Spanish language edition. Pages a bit browned, spine slightly sunned, spine edges a little rubbed, still a handsome, very good plus copy in wrappers as issued. . ... more information

Buenos Aires: Editorial Futuro. (1947). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish language edition. Translated by Floreal Mazia. Pale green printed wrappers in illustrated dustwrapper. Some foxing to the pages, else near fine in a lightly rubbed, near fine dustwrapper with some foxing on the rear panel. Faulkner's work influenced the Latin American literary "boom" and had a profound effect on such notable writers as Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. See this book in 3D on our site.... more information

Buenos Aires: Compania General Fabril Editora. (1961). First. First Argentine, and first Spanish-language edition. Lightly worn, near fine in an age-toned, very good or better dustwrapper with a short tear and slight chipping at the crown. The jacket has the same photograph of Salinger that appears on the rear panel of the U.S. edition, on the front flap. Salinger's first book, a postwar highspot and one of the most widely read and beloved coming-of-age novels ever written. Scarce. Burgess 99. . ... more information

Venice, 1680. 24mo, 432pp.; attractive, in contemporary vellum-backed marbled boards, hand-lettering on spine. BM Catalogue cites a Venice, 1664 edition. Tri-lingual grammar, each part with a sectional title. ... more information

Paris: Editions Pierre A Feu; Aimé Maeght, 1948. (2ème Edition) Second edition. Folio. (Unpaginated. 12pp. printed on 3 unbound folded leaves) Loose wraps with original color lithograph on front and back cover. Three leaves in color, each with original color lithographs on recto and verso, including one double-page lithograph, total of 7 original color lithographs and 8 illustrations in b/w. The venerable periodical Derriere Le Miroir, a monograph periodical featuring the great writers and ar... more information

Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Economica. 1960. 148p., first edition, cloth boards in dj. (Letras Mexicanas 60) Dust jacket "vineta" by Heber Romo. Nandino was always open, if circumspect, about his homosexuality. In this early work, 'drawings of fragmented bodies illustrate his verses, ... undoubtedly the reflection of his feeling of alienation and the division between body and mind, between his desires and desires that are socially constructed." Foster, Latin American Writers on Gay and ... more information

(Havana): Casa de Las Americas. (1989). The first Cuban edition. Uncommon in this country and a scarce edition, with a much smaller first printing -- as a result of Cuba's relatively small population and the restrictions on distribution of its books -- than any of the other Spanish-language editions. Near fine in wrappers. . First Edition. softcover. ... more information

1962. unbound. very good. Autographed note signed with Steve Canyon sketch speaking Spanish and French by the American cartoonist. On portion of lined notebook paper. 7 1/2" x 3 1/2", 1 page (fragment of letter on verso, left margin yellowed). N.p. May 16, 1962. ...Oops! I am so full of good food I forgot which language to use!... ... more information

Cordoba (Argentina): Universidad de la Universidad Cordoba, 1945. 8vo. 372pp. Original wrappers with blue and red lettering front wrapper and spine. Foxing, staining and browning to wrappers and spine. Head and tail of spine as well as corners bumped and rubbed. All page edges untrimmed. Some staining to page edges. Ex-libris plate to inside of front wrapper. Ex-libris stamp and owner's inscription to title page. Paste-on newspaper clippings on the book to page following title page, not affecting text... more information

London: Self Published, 1821. First edition. 8vo. xxii,240 pp. Brown paper-covered boards protected by modern plastic, which is attached to endpapers. Age wear to boards. Heavy chipping to spine, most of backstrip missing. Hinges starting. Page edges uncut, as issued. Minor age toning to outer edges of interior pages, staining to margins of few pages. The author, Sir John Bowring (1792 - 1872) was an English political economist, traveler & polyglot who spoke French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Portugues... more information

Paris: Maisonneuve I Cia, 1878. First edition. Paper wrappers (paperback). A mostly unopened (uncut) copy, spine chipped, split at p. 92, wrappers darkened with a few small chips, leaves browned at edges but otherwise clean. Sm. 4to. E. Uricoechea, intro. Illus. with 1 color folding map. The Goajiro language was spoken by tribes in Northern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela. Leclerc 2674. Palau 51122.... more information

Madrid, 1729. Second edition, edited, and brought up to date by Andres Gonzales de Barcia Carballido y Zuniga, who had resided twelve years as a missionary in America. Folio, pp. [32], 1, 8-336, [80]; vignette title-p. showing ships approaching a coast, engraved portrait of Thomas Aquinas, 5 small engravings in the text; contemporary and probably original full limp vellum, spine lettered in ms.; nice copy. With the letterpress bookplate on the verso of the title-p. of Dr. D. Miguel Tafur (i.e. Miguel Tafur... more information