Coelho paulo

2007 · 0312 — Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello - SIGNED Harper Collins, London, 2007. 8vo (over 7"3/4 - 9"3/4). 297 [11] pages. English translation by Margaret Jull Costa. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by Paulo Coelho at the launching event hosted by Waterstone's on April 17, 2007. A very good hardcover copy. Fine blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with a "Signed by the Author at Waterstone's" round black stamp. Very light foxing on the titles pages; all other pages clean and crisp. Firm binding. Will make a lovely addition to the collection of any fan of this renowned author. From the editor: "How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves-even if we are unsure of who we are? The central question of this story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well, or hardly at all. Athena, the "witch of Portobello Road," was abandoned by her gypsy mother, raised by adoptive parents in Beirut, and ended up living all over the globe, finally in London where she learns to harness her powers…"