Damaso Alonso / Daniel Merino - El Corazon la sabe e Hijos de la ira - 1986-1986

Extraordinary edition made as a tribute to Dámaso Alonso with 2 parts differentiated in two volumes presented inside a faux leather portfolio.

First part: The heart knows it with holographs and unpublished pieces. Anthology. Second part: Children of Wrath. Texts by Dámaso Alonso. Lithographs by Daniel Merino, Rembrandt publishing, 1986. Illustrations: 40 lithographs signed and numbered by Daniel Merino. The majority on a full page, one is double-page, Language: Spanish. Binding: All the content of this magnificent edition comes inside a portfolio in brown faux leather. The portfolio has no titles. Inside the portfolio the two parts are collected in two book-like folders with the titles in gold and the texts and lithographs in separate sections. Size of the portfolio: 52 x 39 x 10 cm. Size of each folder: 50 x 37.5 cm. Size of the lithographs: 49.5 x 36.5 cm..

JUSTIFICATION OF THE EDITION: The following copies have been printed: 500 copies intended for sale, numbered from 1 to 500, containing 40 lithographs numbered and signed by Daniel Merino. 30 copies numbered I to XXX intended for collaborators and legal proceedings. The copy offered here is Number 31.

All copies are signed by Dámaso Alonso

COMMENTS: Prefaces by Laín Entralgo, Rumeu de Armas and Schüler Pérez and a bibliographic essay written by C. Aguilera, from the Complutense University, about the writer.

- Of this work there are barely any copies on the market, practically unknown to the public – I have read that apparently the poet’s widow expressed her wish that it not be put up for sale. This is out of print.
- In this format, with portfolio, complete, including the volume titled "Hijos de la Ira" is the only one we have seen. A different format. Merino’s lithographs are exceptional, true works of art. In addition the book includes facsimiles of the texts written by hand by Dámaso Alonso himself (holographs).