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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good Plus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 8vo. Brown cloth gilt. 48pp. 'Neruda's journey takes on all the symbolic qualities of a personal "venture into the interior" as the poem progresses, exploring both the inner roots of the poet and the past of Latin-American man.' The Spanish text is printed opposite the English version. A little dusty and marked to the head edge, but a crisp copy in like jacket with a couple of short creases and slight degradation to the black, but in general rather well preserved.

First edition in English of Neruda's masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda on the half-title page. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed. "The Heights of Machu Picchu" has been called Pablo Neruda's greatest contribution to poetryâ"a search for the "indestructible, imperishable life" in all things. Inspired by his journey to the ancient ruins, Neruda calls the lost Incan civilization to "rise up and be born," and also empowers the people of his time.