Hallucinations: Being An Account of the Life and Adventures of Friar Servando Teresa de Mier
by Arenas, Reinaldo
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First British Edition. Fine/Very Good. First British edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid in. 287 pp. Gray cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in Very Good dust jacket with crease down spine panel, a little toned, small tear near head. Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas' second novel, a reimagining of the life of an imprisoned dissident priest. Arenas' life and escape from Cuba would be profiled in his book and the subsequent indie film based on it, Before Night Falls.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938684
- Title
- Hallucinations: Being An Account of the Life and Adventures of Friar Servando Teresa de Mier
- Author
- Arenas, Reinaldo
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- review copy, cuba, cuban fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Publisher's Slip
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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