signed first edition
1993 · Austin
by Pacheco, José Emilio; Toledo, Francisco; Peden, Margaret Sayers
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. First edition thus. Near fine in about fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this enchanting bilingual collaboration between two celebrated Mexican artists — with warm inscriptions by Pacheo and translator Margaret Sayers Peden. Originally published in Spanish as ALBUM DE ZOOLOGÍA in 1985, this first English translation of Pacheco's poetry collection includes additional poems selected by editor Jorge Esquinca and features evocative illustrations by "Mexico's foremost painter," Francisco Toledo. Toledo also illustrated an edition of another famous animal-themed work, Jorge Luis Borges' MANUAL DE ZOOLOGÍA FANTÁSTICA (truncated)