Roque Dalton POEMAS - 1st ed San Salvador 1968 - Rare Radical Poetry Collection

Description: Poemas Author: [LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE] DALTON, Roque Title: Poemas Publication: San Salvador: Editorial Universitaria de El Salvador, 1968 Edition: First Edition Description: First printing (1968 publication date; 1967 copyright date; printing was completed in late December 1967). 12mo (18cm). Pictorial card wrappers (softcover); 181,(7)pp. Mild external rubbing and wear; slight discoloration to spine; still tight, clean, Very Good or better and quite scarce. Text entirely in Spanish.Selections from Dalton's first five books of poetry, beginning with La Ventana en el Rostro (1961) through Los Pequeños Infiernos (1964, at this time still unpublished). Dalton, son of an American immigrant to El Salvador (one Winnall Dalton; he was not, as is often asserted, one of the outlaw Dalton Gang), joined the Communist Party of El Salvador as early as 1959; in succeeding years he led a perilous life of frequent incarceration, exile, surveillance and harrassment. Following his first imprisonment in 1961, he relocated to Cuba, where most of his early poems were written; he returned to San Salvador from 1965 to 1969 to continue his literary and political activities, though under strict surveillance; exiled again in 1969, Dalton emigrated to Communist Prague; he finally returned in 1973 to join the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) in the Civil War. He was executed by a rival ERP faction in 1975. The current collection is the only edition of Dalton's poems to be published in his native El Salvador during his lifetime. The political conditions allowing for the book's publication are unclear. El Salvador in 1967 was effectively under a military dictatorship, though then-President Julio Rivera, in an attempt to curry favor with the U.S., had made superficial concessions to El Salvador's progressive factions; still, Dalton's leftist politics and the incendiary quality of his poetry would have been well-known to state censors, and it strikes us as quite surprising that the book was able to be published at all. In any case, the edition must have been small (and suppression considerable, especially by the time of the 1972 Civil War); the book is rarely seen in commerce and, though it is not especially scarce in institutional libraries, most copies seem to be in circulating collections. Seller ID: 58764 Subject: Communism, Latin America, Radical & Proletarian Literature, Radical, Utopian, Labor & Reform Movements Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA Winchester VA We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Guarantee Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to bidding. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Shipping Standard domestic shipping is by USPS Insured Media Mail, at flat rate of $5. Delivery typically takes seven to ten business days depending on destination. Please be aware that, during the COVID emergency, delivery times have been delayed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Priority Mail if your order is time-sensitive! FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY we are happy to combine shipping on multiple items purchased at the same time that can be included in the same parcel. Again, please contact us prior to paying your invoice to arrange combined shipments. If you are overcharged for shipping by eBay, we will send you a prompt refund once the actual shipping cost has been determined. Overseas shipping is now managed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. All rates and fees are set by eBay, not the seller. We cannot alter a Global Shipping invoice once it has been generated; any queries should be directed to eBay Customer Support in your home country. Payment Payment is expected within 48 hours of purchase unless other arrangements have been made prior to sale. We ship all orders within 24 hours after receiving payment. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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