Argentine classic celebrating rural life & gaucho simplicity, printed in a limited de luxe edition for the Argentine Bibliophile Society with etchings by Aida Carballo

GÜIRALDES, Ricardo. Don Segundo Sombra.

Published by Buenos Aires, Sociedad de Bibliófilos Argentinos , 1979., 1979

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GÜIRALDES, Ricardo. Don Segundo Sombra. Buenos Aires, Sociedad de Bibliofilos Argentinos, 1979. Large folio. 197 + [1 blank]p + [4 + 1 blank]f. Title with name and device of the Argentine Bibliophile Society in green. With 9 etchings drawn and engraved by Aída Carballo. Grey publisher s wrappers, title blind-embossed on front cover, name and device of the Argentine Bibliophile Society in green; publisher s box with label. Number 77 of a limited edition of 100 copies on Auvergne crème paper (printed for Héctor P. Lanfranco) finely printed for the Society of Argentine Bibliophiles in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding on 20 August 1928. The text of 'Don Segundo Sombra' is based on Güiraldes personal copy of the first edition of his work (published in 1926) which contained corrections in his own hand. Ricardo Güiraldes (1886-1927) had spent much time in Paris, where he was attracted to the avant-garde, leading him later to collaborate on innovative journals of the twenties including Proa and Martín Fierro. The present work is his masterpiece, and considered the classic Argentine novel; it celebrates rural life and gaucho simplicity in a boy s growth to maturity under the tutelage of a wise cowhand Don Segundo Sombra, portrayed as a personification of the pampa. The beautifully executed etchings by the surrealist artist Aida Carballo (1916-1985) include a round frontispiece portrait, a man fishing, a pair of lovers, and gauchos in the Argentine pampa (each about 215 x 155mm). A fine copy.

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Title: Argentine classic celebrating rural life & gaucho simplicity, printed in a limited de luxe edition for the Argentine Bibliophile Society with etchings by Aida Carballo
Publisher: Buenos Aires, Sociedad de Bibliófilos Argentinos , 1979.
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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