Folio Society One Hundred Years of Solitude 2006 Fine Slipcase

$150.00

Offering: Gabriel García Márquez. One Hundred Years of Solitude. London: The Folio Society, 2006.

Near Fine in like slipcase in pictorial boards as issued. Unread copy with sharp corners, clean boards, tight binding, and crisp interior pages. No marks, no bookplates, no writing. Slipcase solid and clean with only the lightest handling. Bound in full buckram with gilt blocking; illustrated throughout in color.

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Description

This is The Folio Society’s beautifully produced 2006 edition of Márquez’s masterpiece, featuring Gregory Rabassa’s classic English translation and vivid illustrations by Neil Packer. Printed on Caxton Wove paper and bound in Germany in full buckram, the book carries the quiet weight and balance Folio does so well — substantial without feeling bulky, elegant without being fussy.

Packer’s illustrations bring Macondo to life in saturated color — family trees, magistrates, fires, processions, ghosts — all rendered with a slightly naïve, folkloric edge that suits the novel’s tone. This is not a limited signed issue, but it is one of Folio’s more sought-after modern productions of a 20th-century classic. A handsome shelf presence and a deeply readable copy of one of the great novels of the last century.

A clean, sharp example — ready for the shelf or the reading chair.

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 8 × 3 in

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