Carlos Fuentes — The Hydra Head
New York, Farrar, Straus Giroux, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of The Hydra Head by Carlos Fuentes translated from the original Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. "Probably the first Third World spy thriller, an action-filled, quick-paced, terse novel of intrigue as contemporary as a headline." In a cloth binding with an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with some shelfwear and handling marks. Dustwrapper is generally smart with a closed tear to the front and a small chip to the back cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: N. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.