Blow-Up and Other Stories Signed First Edition Reference

Blow-Up and Other Stories (Pantheon, 1967, translated by Paul Blackburn) is the English-language collection that introduced many anglophone readers to Cortázar’s short fiction. The title story — “Las babas del diablo” (“Devil’s Drool”) — inspired Michelangelo Antonioni’s celebrated 1966 film Blow-Up, giving the collection a crossover audience from cinema.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed English first (Pantheon): $100–$300
• Unsigned English first: $20–$50

The Antonioni connection gives this collection particular appeal to film collectors — a rare intersection of literary and cinematic collecting.