A beautiful first printing of the first American edition [Viking NY (1979)], signed by the 1991 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature directly on the title page. The book has a previous owners name on the front free endpaper and is in near fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no other owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is in fine condition, not price-clipped ($10.95), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.