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Selection Breve De Sus Poesias by Amado Nervo

Selection Breve De Sus Poesias by Amado Nervo

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Selection Breve De Sus Poesias by Amado Nervo

by Ledesma, Gabriel Fernandez (Illustrator)

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Orig. full brown calf string ties, front cover pictorial inset image of Nervo and his name in blind with back cover also decorat
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Mexico City: Ferrocarril Mexicano, 1919. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. full brown calf string ties, front cover pictorial inset image of Nervo and his name in blind with back cover also decorated in blind. fine. Unpaginated, approx. 80 pages. Oblong 8vo, 23.5 x 17 cm. Eleven full page color lithographs by Ledesma. A curious, elegantly printed souvenir of a major railroad company, Ferrocarril Mexicano displaying the works of two major Mexican notables, a poet and artist -- Ledesma the painter, printmaker, sculptor, graphic artist, and Nervo, noted as one of the most important Mexican poets of the 19th century. Ledesma was only nineteen years of age when he produced a host of color lithographs herein, most with tissue guards. Nervo's poetry was known for its use of metaphor and reference to mysticism, presenting both love and religion, as well as Christianity and Hinduism. The poetry is embellished with decorative borders, printed in black, red and sepia on quality stock. Large fold-out map at rear, a map of Mexico with the routes of the railroad plus an itinerary and time table.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
22126
Title
Selection Breve De Sus Poesias by Amado Nervo
Author
Ledesma, Gabriel Fernandez (Illustrator)
Format/Binding
Leather_bound
Book Condition
Used - Orig. full brown calf string ties, front cover pictorial inset image of Nervo and his name in blind with back cover also decorat
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Ferrocarril Mexicano
Place of Publication
Mexico City
Date Published
1919
Keywords
Literature
Bookseller catalogs
Travel; Poetry; Mexico;

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