THE FALLEN By Juan Marse. Translated from Spanish to English by Helen R. Lane. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1979). First U.S. edition, first printing. "First American edition" statement to the copyright page, $9.95 to the jacket's flap. Winner of the Premio Internacional de Novela. Originally published in 1973 as SI TE DICEN QUE CAI, adapted to the 1989 Spanish film with the English title IF THEY TELL YOU I FELL, directed by Vincent Aranda, starring Jorge Sanz, Victoria Abril, and Antonio Banderas. An historical novel set in the macabre world of Barcelona's mean streets in the 1940s aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and focusing on corrupted young people including a gang of streetwise slum kids, cripples, orphans, etc. Well-preserved and in presentable, collectible condition. Minutely crimped to the lower spine edge, else very nearly fine, square, and tight in polished black linen boards over smooth golden-sand boards with blind embossed publisher's insignia to the front cover and with bold gilt embossed titles to the spine, black-and-yellow headband and tail-band, golden-sand end-papers; in a near fine Paul Bacon illustrated dust jacket with a small, mild former-sticker shadow to the upper front panel, lightly rubbed crimps to the lower spine edge, and faint dust soiling to the rear panel; original printed $9.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, removable, protective sleeve, after scanning for this entry. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!