When she arrives at her husband's Peruvian estate in 1955, Lydia Sinclair, a young Englishwoman, finds herself caught up in the passion, violence, murder, and decay of his Beltran family heritage
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Poor dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # T07N-00890
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1st U.S. ed. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 17936705-75
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_440708432
Seller: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Support Small Business by buying this book! Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24-48 hours. No marks or writing observed in text. Binding sound. Some rounding to spine and light wear on cover. Very Good-/Good+ Light foxing to page edges. Seller Inventory # 130173
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Printing. DJ has a tear to the front upper edge and edge wear. Seller Inventory # 659
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edge wear to jacket. Seller Inventory # 079861
Seller: Back and Forth Books, Rohnert Park, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition. 1st American edition, stated. 1st printing. Originally published in Great Britain under the title: "Keepers of the house", 1982. 183 p. A first novel by a British author who married into Venezuelan nobility and moved to her husband country to manage their sugar and avocado plantation in the Andes. This is an epic saga which has been compared to Garcia-Marquez "One hundred years of solitude". Author later wrote "The slow train to Milan", 1984. A fine copy, tight and unmarked. Blue endpapers with a trace of light fading on the front. Blue boards with black cloth over spine and gilt lettering. Dust jacket illustrated with picture of hacienta with what appears to be a vulture sitting on a branch in the foreground. Some rubbing at corners and edges and a tiny tear at the bottom. Unclipped. Original price $12.95. Photo of author on the back. Mylar protected. A loose book review of "The slow train to Milan, dated April 18, 1984, comes as a bonus to this unusual book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000217
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Harper & Row, NYC., 1982. First Edition, First Printing. VERY GOOD hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ dust-jacket. Previous owner writing on front free end paper. Spine lean. NOT remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. Seller Inventory # SKU1011195
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
F/VG+. FIRST US EDITION OF "KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE" PUBLISHED IN THE UK IN 1982 D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF CORNER WEAR WITH SOME SURFACE CHIPPING TO THE ENDS OF THE SPINE PANEL, AND PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER. Seller Inventory # 007158
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. 1st US Edition/1st Printing. some light foxing to page edges. Also includes laid-in is a handwritten SIGNED thank you post card from author, postmarked from London in 1985. Author's first novel (published in UK as "Keepers of the House"). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AUTHOR SIGNED CARD. Seller Inventory # 010556