signed first edition
1995 · Austin
by Velarde, Ramón López; Peden, Margaret Sayers; Soriano Juan
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of this bilingual collection of Velarde's singular poetry — illustrated by noted Mexican artist Juan Soriano and inscribed by translator Margaret Sayers Peden. 9.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped color pictorial jacket, no price (as issued). Purple endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. [4], 104 pages. Signed by Peden on title page and inscribed on half-title page: "For F —, / I hope these sing for you — / all best, / Petch / November 1996." Jacket with light edgewear. Book with faint rubbing, tiny bump to edge of front board, gentle bowing to front board. Interior clean and tight.
(Inventory #: 53308)