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First American Edition, hardcover, in fine condition. The front board is stamped in gilt with the author's GGM monogram, and the spine carries matching gilt lettering. The dust jacket is bright and clean, showing only light wear to the edges. The book is tight, appears unread, with pages crisp, unmarked, and deckle edged throughout. First American edition of Gabriel García Márquez's News of a Kidnapping, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1997. García Márquez, the Colombian 1982 Nobel laureate in Literature, reconstructs the 1990 kidnapping of ten Colombian citizens, most of them journalists, carried out on the orders of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escobar as leverage against extradition to the United States. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman, winner of the 2006 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation.

This well-preserved, beautiful softcover edition is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears, and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight and and the book is tight, square, and near fine.

This beautiful hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and unmarked, the book is tight, square, and near fine. The dust jacket is in good condition, purple cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the spine of the book. Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez is a mesmerizing blend of magical realism and historical fiction. The story is set in the 18th century in a Spanish colony (modern-day Colombia) and follows Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles, the twelve-year-old daughter of a noble but neglectful family. She is bitten by a rabid dog but does not show symptoms of the disease. Sierva María is placed under the care of Father Cayetano Delaura, a priest assigned to perform her exorcism. As he observes her, he becomes fascinated by her resilience, intelligence, and beauty. Edith Grossman’s translation is widely acclaimed for capturing García Márquez's lyrical style and maintaining the novel’s emotional depth. With its haunting atmosphere and tragic romance, the novel is a powerful meditation on love, fate, and the destructive forces of superstition.