The Doorman: A Novel by Reinaldo Arenas | First American Edition Hardcover 1991 | Grove Weidenfeld Publishing | Near Fine Condition | Perfect for Book Collectors & Latin American Literature Enthusiasts

Arenas, Reinaldo. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. 

English, First American Edition (6/91), Near Fine, HC, 8vo, 8 3/4" x 6", [2] 191 pp.

ISBN: 0802111092

Light brown paper over board with black cloth spine, stamped gilt lettering to spine, deckled edges, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block and endpapers. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, featuring color illustration by Bascove to front, white lettering to front, back, and spine, black lettering to interior flaps, minor wear to head and top edge, some shelf wear to front and back panels, light soiling to back panel, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [2] 191 pp. Includes 40 chapters and a Conclusion. Includes laid-in ephemera: a notice of Grove Weidenfeld's Immediate Release of The Doorman, and a glossy black-and-white photograph of Reinaldo Arenas. From inside dust jacket: "The Doorman, his first work set in the United States, breaks new ground with the extraordinary and tragic story of Juan, a young Cuban refugee who becomes a doorman at a luxury apartment building in Manhattan."