VEINTE POEMAS DE AMOR - P. NERUDA
€580.00
It includes an original graphic print by Ugo Nespolo, made expressly for this edition.
Language: Spanish and Italian.
Few copies of this book are now on sale in conjunction with the celebrations for the centenary of the first edition (1924-2024).
This collection of poems gained Neruda international recognition. It was published in Santiago, Chile in 1924, when the Poet was twenty years old. The collection includes some of Neruda's most famous poems, among which Cuerpo de mujer, Te recuerdo como eras, Me gustas cuando callas.
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This is one of 70 copies letterpress-printed on off-white Magnani paper, made in Pescia, Tuscany, which include an original graphic print by Ugo Nespolo, made expressly for this edition, signed and numbered. Technique: stencil (“pochoir”).
BOOK CONDITION: new. This copy has never left the printer’s premises.
In the year of the centenary of Venti poesie d’amore e una canzone disperata, on October 22, 2024 the Tallone Press inaugurated an exhibition of autographs, memorabilia, and bookseditions at its premises in the presence of the Ambassador of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi. The following works by Neruda were published in first edition by the Tallone Press: Sumario. Libro donde nace la lluvia (1963), Sommario, libro dove nasce la pioggia (1963), La Copa de Sangre (1969), Discurso de Stockholm (1972).
PRINT RUN
A total of 324 copies were printed, of which:
.218 copies printed on off-white Magnani cotton paper, made in Pescia (sold out). Copies 1 to 70 include a graphic print by Ugo Nespolo, signed and numbered, made expressly for this edition;
.52 copies printed on Amatruda cotton paper made in Amalfi;
.38 copies printed on cream-colored handmade Magnani cotton paper. Di questi, gli esemplari numerati da 1 a 12 sono corredati da un’opera grafica originale di Ugo Nespolo colorata a pochoir, firmata e numerata;
.16 copies on paper imported from China.
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Italian translation from Spanish by Giuseppe Bellini.
A volume in 8vo format (cm 19,5x30) of 128 pages typeset by hand in 12 point Tallone type. This exclusive typeface was designed by Alberto Tallone in 1949, hand-cut on punches by Charles Malin, and cast by Radiguer in Paris.
Pablo Neruda and Alberto Tallone (1964):
The volume is housed in a hand-made slipcase and box, custom made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine.
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The hand-typesetting of this book makes it an exceptional endeavor in contemporary fine printing.
Printed on very fine paper and sewn by hand, this collector’s edition is a sophisticated gift meant to last over time
It is handmade in an original 18th-century typographic workshop, and designed to give the best reading experience possible.
Neither monotype nor linotype are used. These typesetting systems from a keyboard are often passed off as manual typography. The Tallone Press also does not print from plastic plates derived from digital compositions.
Data sheet
- Size (cm)
- 21x28cm
It includes an original graphic print by Ugo Nespolo, made expressly for this edition.
Language: Spanish and Italian.
Few copies of this book are now on sale in conjunction with the celebrations for the centenary of the first edition (1924-2024).
This collection of poems gained Neruda international recognition. It was published in Santiago, Chile in 1924, when the Poet was twenty years old. The collection includes some of Neruda's most famous poems, among which Cuerpo de mujer, Te recuerdo como eras, Me gustas cuando callas.