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Libro (Avanguardie latino-americane) - Asturias , Miguel Angel

(Città del Guatemala 1899 - Madrid 1974)

Leyendas de Guatemala. Primera edicion, Madrid, Ediciones Oriente [print: Imprenta Argis - Madrid], 1930 (April 18), 19.4x12.5 cm., Paperback, pp. 207- [1].

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€ 100 - 200

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€ 179

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Information

Illustrated color cover of Ramon Puyol (Ramon Puyol Roman, Algeciras 1907 - 1981) and 42 drawings n.t. taken from Mayan ornamental motifs. Fundamental book that claims the moral and spiritual dignity of the Indian people. The text escapes the definition of a literary genre. Total edition of 200 copies of which: 100 "en papel de lujo"; 2 out of commerce "en papel register" for the author; 35 numbered from 3 to 37 “en papel marfil” and paginated “Spanish style” reserved for the Rotario de Guatemala club; 63 "en papel a la rústica". Copy belonging to the 63 not numbered.

Literature

Bibliography: (see Barnabé Jean-Philippe, "Preliminary philological note", in Miguel Angel Asturias, "Cuentos y Legendas", Alca XX - Ediciones Unesco, 2000: page XXIX).

Specialist Notes

First edition.

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