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Explosion in a Cathedral
by Carpentier, Alejo
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown & Co., 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. First American edition. 8 vo, 351 pp. Full green cloth with black lettering to the spine. A little foxing to the top and bottom edges, else near fine. Very good, price-intact jacket with edge wear, soiling to the rear panel and a 1" vertical, open tear to the bottom half of the spine. At its widest the loss of material is 1/4".
Synopsis
Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by Cuban writer and musicologist Alejo Carpentier. The book follows the story of three privileged Creole orphans from Havana, as they meet French adventurer Victor Hugues and get involved in the revolutionary turmoil that shook the Atlantic World at the end of the eighteenth century. Originally published in 1962, this is one of the most influential works written during the so-called "Latin American Boom".
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- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 703
- Title
- Explosion in a Cathedral
- Author
- Carpentier, Alejo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Date Published
- 1962
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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