Jun 21, 2016 - Sale 2420

Sale 2420 - Lot 388

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(NICARAGUA.) Dario, Rubén. Azul. [4], xxxiv, [2], 133, [4] pages. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf over blindstamped boards, spine gilt, light soiling, backstrip worn and repaired, rejointed; title-page with top portion restored, portrait of the author tipped to blank after title, small contemporary newsprint clippings tipped to front and end matter; title in blue and black; early ownership inscription on title page, inked institutional stamp on final blank. Valparaiso, Chile: Imprenta y Litografía Excelsior, 1888

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first edition. A key literary text by the Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American movement known as modernismo. Includes "Cuentos en prosa" and "El año lírico." A scarce work, and one of significant influence.