Martin Fierro. A century.

Martin Fierro. A century. Editorial Xerox Argentina. 1972. With a signature of Casasbellas XI-72.

Quarto (25.5 x 17.6 cm / 10 x 6.92 in), 396 pp., Includes Title page, 5 sheets, Accompanied by the facsimiles of the first editions of “El Gaucho Martín Fierro” and “La Vuelta de Martín Fierro”. Publisher cloth binding with gold titles. Copy that belonged to one of the authors, the journalist Ramiro de Casasbellas, with a mistake saved by himself in his article (p. 131). Work in good condition.

On the centenary of the princely edition of Hernández's great work, and in the international year of the book, the Xerox firm in its Argentine subsidiary collected twenty-eight articles; among others, by Ángel J. Battistessa, Félix Weinberg, Olga Fernández Latour de Botas, Bruno C. Jacovella, Augusto Raúl Cortazar, Fermín Chávez and Ramiro de Casasbellas, prepared for this publication. In addition, it presents a documentary appendix with judgments of its time on the Hernandian work; the bibliography prepared by Horacio Jorge Becco and numerous other data of great interest.

S.O.IX-GBM