Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Amado, Jorge - 1962

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. "An enchanting heroine, she is now known or soon will be known to readers of French, Bulgarian, Russian, German, Rumanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian, and Danish. In her native Brazil, more than a quarter-million copies of her story have been sold." Ships same or next business day. Spine cracked on half-title page. Spine is skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends and front corners. Light soiling on head edge. Pages are very lightly tanned. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear. Price-clipped. 1/2 and 1/4-inch chips on spine head. 1/2-inch tears on spine tail and bottom left corner of front cover. Small tears on corners and spine ends. Slightly tanned. Faded on spine. Some soiling on both covers. Tape on interior at stress points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 425 pages .