First UK edition. 218pp with line drawings in text. in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth a little darkened and pushed at spine tips else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated dust wrapper, just a little rubbed at extreme corners, tiny chip on lower edge. Dust jacket now protected in a Mylar-style sleeve fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
One of the classics of Spanish literature, this poignant and delicate book is an unforgettable portrait of life in and around the remote Spanish town of Moguer, seen through the eyes of the author as he talks to his donkey, Platero. If there are in world literature two or three books capable of giving back to the people their childhood soul, Platero and I is one of them" noted the French journal Figaro.
