Neruda, Pablo; Antonio Frasconi (Illust.); Else Neuberger (Trans.); Angel Flores (Introductory Notes) — Bestiary / Bestiario

New York Harcourt, Brace & World | Printed at the Spiral Press Limited Edition of 3500 Copies Unpaginated [pp. 37]. Quarto. Original terracotta cloth over boards with blind-stamped monogram to the centre of the front board, crisp black lettering to spine. Beautifully illustrated with Frasconi's vibrant woodcuts (in-text and full-page plates). Ink inscription to the ffep, else near fine and housed in its original price-clipped dustjacket showing some negligible wear (now housed in protective mylar cover). Text in English and Spanish. ¶ "Antonio Frasconi, a woodcut artist of international reputation, has long been an admirer of Neruda's work. For this poem he has made striking pictures in two colors, of great simplicity and strength. The work of the poet - in the original Spanish and in English translation - and of the artist has been beautifully printed on especially made [utopian] paper from hand-set type [Emerson] at The Spiral Press, New York."