Published by Editorial Contempora, S. R. L., Buenos Aires, 1951
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: g to vg. First edition. Quarto. 80 (4), (6)pp Original illustrated red wraps with black and yellow lettering on cover, black on spine. Photo-illustrated title page. Laid in loose at rear as issued by Editorial Contempora six page leaflet with three pages of illustrated advertisements. Stamped No. 2373 on back cover. This brochure by architect Anselmo Barbieri contains an editorial prolog and introductory chapters on iron, the barotte, the curl and basic composition principles, and illustrated and eleven captioned chapters on bars and gates, railings and balconies, illuminated artifacts, decorative irons, handles, callers, knockers, irons for stoves, iron applications, Argentine colonial irons, and Argentine bars. It is beautifully illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs, drawings of iron work, and of technical drawings throughout. All illustrations with captions. Text in Spanish. Wraps with light wear along edges, small chips, a one inch closed tear at tail of spine, and sunned along edges. Block lightly age-toned. Wraps in overall good, interior in very good condition.