(DARIO, RUBÉN.) Azul ... I. Cuentos en prosa - II. El año lírico. Title printed in blue and black. Prologue by E. de la Barra. Author portrait tipped to blank after title. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 leather over blindstamped boards, spine gilt, light soiling, spine scuffed and chipped, joints and hinges repaired, touch-ups to spine tips; title-page with top portion restored and small ownership inscription, contemporary newsprint clippings tipped to front and end matter, institutional rubberstamp to final blank. Valparaiso: Imprenta y Litografía Excelsior, 1888
first edition. A key literary text by the Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo. A scarce work, and one of significant influence.
