Las Ultimas Horas

Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones Destino. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only slight spine lean; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a small wrinkle and crease to the upper corner of the front panel and another along the bottom edge of same; mild rubbing to the panels and faint consequent soiling to the white background field; unclipped. Attractive and intact, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.4 x 4.8 x 0.85 inches) . Language: Spanish. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Coleccion Áncora y Delfín 52. Fourth Edition (1967) . First published in 1950. Hardback with DJ. Winner of the Premio Eugenio Nadal 1949. José Suárez Carreño (1915–2002) was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement. He was born in Guadalupe, Mexico, but lived in Madrid from an early age. He was awarded the Adonais Prize in 1945 for his book Edad del hombre (age of man) , the Nadal Prize in 1949 for this book, 'Las últimas horas' (The Last Hours) and the Lope de Vega theatre prize for his drama 'Condenados' (The Condemned). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 298 pages .