Kiss of the Spider Woman
Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 8vo, quarter black cloth over khaki paper boards, gilt titles, 281pp. Stated First American Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (8.95) with toning and small crease to flaps, mild toning and wear to edges of panels. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. First edition of the major novel by the Argentine writer, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Colchie. The story of two cell mates in an Argentine prison, basis for a film adaptation by Hector Babenco in 1985, starring Raul Julia and William Hurt. A nearly fine copy in mylar.
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