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BORGES, Jorge Luis - ALMAFUERTE. Obras I. Lamentaciones.La Plata : 1906
First edition, sole impression, of this scarce first instalment in the works of Argentine poet Pedro B. Palacios (1854-1917, who wrote as "Almafuerte"). This is a superb association copy with the ownership inscription of his Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) to the first blank. Borges in his early career, before turning to short stories in the 1940s, considered... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 131513
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(BORGES, Jorge Luis.) GÜIRALDES, Ricardo. Don Segundo Sombra.Buenos Aires : 1926
First edition, first printing, a major association copy, being the copy of Jorge Luis Borges, with his ownership signature dated Buenos Aires 1936 on the title page. Güiraldes and Borges were friends, and both influenced the literary career of the other. They met around 1924-5, and Borges helped Güiraldes launch the magazine Proa. It was Güiraldes... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 130488
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BORGES, Jorge Luis. Leopoldo Lugones.Buenos Aires : 1955
First edition, first printing, presentation copy inscribed by Borges on the title page, "Para Vicente Barbieri, afectos y un abrazo, Jorge Luis Borges". Barbieri (1903-1956) was a notable Argentine poet, posthumously awarded the National Prize for Poetry after his early death from tuberculosis. In this work Borges addresses the legacy of another Argentine... Learn More£5,000.00Stock Code: 129522
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BORGES, Jorge Luis. Elogio de la sombra.Buenos Aires : 1969
First edition, one of 6,000 copies published on 24 August 1969, presentation copy signed by Borges in his blind hand on p. 13, and inscribed around this in the hand of his mother: "A una amiga admirable Maria del Carmen Ezcurra, Leonor Acevedo de Borges, Oct: 10/1969".
As often in Borges's later presentation copies, the inscription was penned... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 141352
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BORGES, Jorge Luis. Inquisiciones.Buenos Aires : 1925
First edition, first impression, a superlative presentation copy of the author's first work of prose. One of 505 copies printed, this is a uniquely untrimmed, unnumbered, and specially bound presentation copy inscribed by Borges on the first blank to his fellow Argentine author, and muse, Norah Lange (1905-1972).
Borges's inscription, using the... Learn More£35,000.00Stock Code: 129496
