LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (First UK edition - fourth printing)

Fourth printing of the first UK edition, published in 1988 - the same year as the first printing. The book was very successful in the UK, and was reprinted three times in 1988 (the year of publication) and again in 1989. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. ***Very good in forest-green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean with no marks. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Bottom corner tip of front board creased - other corners sharp. Page block edges nice and clean - just a very small indentation to the fore-edge - hardly noticeable. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally near fine, with no previous ownership inscriptions. No creases or tears. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £11.95 net. The dustwrapper is complete, but there is some creasing at the extremities - mainly the top and tail of the spine. No chips or loss. There is some browning to the foldover edges, and the spine of the dustwrapper is faded (as is often found with this title). Dustwrapper otherwise bright. ***352 pages. 242mm x 165mm. ***'In a novel unequalled since his masterpiece "One Hundred Years of Solitude", Márquez tells a love story which will haunt and inspire his readers for generations.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A fourth printing of the first UK edition, in very good condition. The book went through a number of reprints soon after first publication. A nice copy to have in the original hardback format. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…