Saramago, Jose — The Cave

New York, Harcourt, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First U.S. Edition, translated from the original Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998, the Portuguese author, born in 1922. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's inscription. Bound handsomely in blue paper over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. 307 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fine,