Abel Sanchez, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page to Fernando Orrego (Puelma) and dated by author in year of publication (1917). Miguel de Unamuno's most famous novel, his re-telling of the story of Cain and Abel set in modern times. 233 pp. Bound without the wrappers in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, Very Good, the page block uniformly browned, edges of boards rubbed, spine lean. Association Copy, Fernando Orrego Puelma, one of the founders of Chile Magazin (1921) and a director of Zig-Zag (1964) was also the father of noted Chilean composer Juan Antonio Orrego Salas (1919-2019). Miguel de Unamuno's signature is RARE in todays market, no auction records found for a signed copy of Abel Sanchez. Basis for the 1947 Spanish film directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.

Condition: Fine. This folio pochoir of Native American history is from Pueblo Indian Painting. The work was published in Nice by C. Szwedzicki in 1932. This first edition was limited to 500 copies, numbered and signed by the publisher, and this is from the set numbered 219. The plates were colored by the pochoir process after paintings by Julian Martinez, Encarnacion Peña, Abel Sanchez, Romando Vigil, Louis Roybal, Richard Martinez, Alfonso Royabal, Awa Tsireh, Miguel Martinez, and Và lino Herrera.This is an outstanding stencil colored plate using the pochoir process. "These prints were produced by the pochoir manual stenciling process. A separate stencil is cut for each color, and the paint is applied by hand. It is an exacting, labor intensive process, requiring trained craftspeople." --- The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 14 3/4" by 19 1/2".