Signed, Alfredo R Bufano - Laudes de Christo Rey - 1933

Lauds of Christ the King. Alfredo R Bufano. First edition dedicated by the author to don Matías Errázuriz. Drypoint on the cover MARICEL.
L.H. Poetry. First edition. Literature. Published by Mercatali Brothers, Buenos Aires, 1933. Bound in Dutch cloth and customized cardboard with stamping on the cover of the previous owner, retaining the original cover, with a spine label. Dedication and author's signature to Matías Errázuriz on the frontispiece. Handwritten text of the Spanish Falangist hymn, 'Cara al Sol,' on the first pages as courtesy pages of the binding under the title 'Hymn of Spain.' On the subsequent courtesy pages, the poem 'CANCION' by Juan Guzmán Cruchaga is also handwritten. Two-tone cover. 111 pages. 20x15 cm. Solid and compact volume. Good paper condition.
Dedication and handwritten signature of the author, dated in San Rafael 1938, to Matías Errázuriz, Chilean consul in Buenos Aires and a recognized patron of the arts at the time (among other actions, he donated his house in Buenos Aires for the founding of the museum that still remains open in the Argentine capital). On the binding, the name MARICEL is stamped, the name of the great Chilean estate owned by the Errázuriz family, confirming its belonging to the library of said house.

Regarding Bufano, it can also be noted that his merits were recognized by his admission to the Argentine Academy of Letters in 1934, and his election in 1943 as President of the Argentine Writers' Society, Mendoza branch, and vice president of the institution in Buenos Aires. We can add one last fact: the posthumous tribute paid by distinguished personalities of Argentine culture such as Jorge Luis Borges, Eduardo Mallea, Conrado Nalé Roxlo, Roberto P. Giusti, Vicente Barbieri, Ulises Petit de Murat, and Manuel Mujica Láinez, who accompanied his remains to the Chacarita cemetery.

Matías Errázuriz Ortúzar was a prominent Chilean diplomat in the early 20th century, known for his life in Europe and his art collection. His mansion in Buenos Aires, along with his wife Josefina Alvear, became the prestigious Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo of Argentina after his death, preserving his legacy as an important cultural reference.