REYES, Alfonso.

Infancia.

      [Buenos Aires, Asteria, 1935]. Large 8vo, pp. [8] + blank leaf at beginning and end; small marginaltear to first blank, but a very good copy, uncut and unstitched as issued in the original green printed wrappers, slightly creased and a few light spots. Rare first edition of Reyes’ poem, written in 1934. One of 48 copies printed, with an autograph inscription at the justification de tirage to fellow-diplomat and writer Paul Morand (1888-1976): Ejemplar ‘ofrecido, con admiración y vivo afecto a Paul Morand, Alfonso Reyes. Rio 1936’. There are also two corrections to the text, presumably in Reyes’ hand.Reyes first met Paul Morand in Paris where he served in the Mexican diplomatic service from 1913-14 and 1925-1927. Reyes was later appointed Mexican ambassador to Brazil, 1930-1936, during which time he published, in his own literary journal Monterrey, an essay inspired by a visit to Rio by Paul Morand: ‘Paul Morand en Rio’, Monterrey, No. 7, p. 1, December 1931.OCLC records copies at the Colegio de Mexico and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek only.