signed first edition
1988 · Cambridge, Massachusetts
by Paz, Octavio; Peden, Margaret Sayers
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1988. Very good plus.. Uncorrected proof of the first edition in English of Paz's rich literary portrait of the extraordinary seventeenth-century poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and the society of New Spain that produced her — with inscription by translator Margaret Sayers Peden. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original printed orange wrappers. [6], 548 pages. Signed by Peden on title page: "For F— V—, this enduring work to which I was privileged to contribute, Petch Peden." Wrappers with touches of wear, spine slightly sunned. Occasional underlining/bracketing in pencil. (Inventory #: 52950)