Mistral Frédéric

1972 · réf. CNJL2574 — Baltimore: Published for the Library of Congress by the Johns Hopkins Press 1972. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Quarto size 265 pp. From the publisher's description on the back panel: "Gabriela Mistral was the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.She taught at four American colleges.was a delegate from Chile to the United Nations and served on the Committee for Women's Rights."; these just a few of the insights into this important writer. On the front flap is a blurb by W.S. Merwin: "A moving and powerful voice one that must be known if we are to pretend to an understanding of modern Latin American poetry." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full light brown cloth over boards red spine "label" stamped with gilt lettering orange endpapers; binding quarto size 9 3/4" by 6 7/8" pagination: i-vi vii-xxix 1 blank 1-2 3-235. In a heavy sienna paper jacket Frasconi woodcut on the front panel the same as the frontispiece brown lettering reproduction of a black-and-white photograph on the back panel of Mistral with Dana. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine the boards clean straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some light creases to the first approximately 20 pages at the bottom fore-edge corner the largest just a few millimeters else fine. The jacket also near fine clean and with only a modicum of edgewear light sunning to the spine and price-clipped. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note the following: i additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs please inquire for details; and ii any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Published for the Library of Congress by the Johns Hopkins Press hardcover