Description: On Heroes and Tombs [With Typed Letter Signed to Donald Yates] Author: Ernesto Sabato; Helen R. Lane [trans.] Title: On Heroes and Tombs [With Typed Letter Signed to Donald Yates] Publication: Boston: David R. Godine, 1981 Description: Near Fine / Very Good +. Boston: David R. Godine, [1981]. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($17.95); [8],479pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket extremities, very light finger soil to textblock fore-edge and a small spot to top of textblock, else Very Good to Near Fine. Accompanied by one-page typed letter signed "Ernesto" in original mailing envelope addressed to Donald A. Yates, the late Professor Emeritus of Latin American Literature at Michigan State University. In the letter (written in Spanish), Sabato opines a contract made with his American publisher Macmillan for his book "El Tunel," arguing that the offer was much too low. Sabato asks that the contract be rewritten and concludes with the request that Yates respond quickly, as Sabato will shortly be on his way to Paris to receive the 1976 "Prix au [sic] Meuiller [sic] Livre Etranger" for his novel "Abaddon el Exterminador." A sterling copy of the first American edition of his 1961 novel Sobre Heroes y Tumbas, the accompanying letter with excellent content. Seller ID: 27597 Subject: Fiction, Latin America / Latin American Authors, Manuscripts and Autographs Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 350 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
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Author: Ernesto Sabato; Helen R. Lane [trans
Publisher: David R. Godine
Year Printed: 1981
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
