Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado; James L. Taylor; William L. Grossman - 1963

ont> Chatto & Windus : London, 1963 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first UK edition of Jorge Amada's popular romance novel set in a small town in Brazil, 'Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon'. The first edition thus of this work, being the first UK edition. In the original uncut dustwrapper. 'Gabriela Clove and Cinnamon' is a modernist romance novel, set in the 1920s in the small Brazilian town Ilheus. It tells the story of the bar owner Nacib Saad, and his love for his new innocent and captivating chef, Gabriela. The novel also has tones of political struggle. Written by Jorge Amado, a Brazilian modernist author. Translated by James L. Taylor and William L. Grossman. Condition: In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original uncut dustwrapepr. Externally, smart. Light fading to the spine. Dustwrapper with some closed tears and edgewear. Small spots to the head of the dustwrapper and to the reverse, and a little discolouration to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine in a 1963 dustwrapper.