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Mexico: Talleres Graficos De La Nacion. Good. 1950. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition of 600 copies, this is number 489. Double signed by Neruda; once with just his last name in green pen on the limitation page and then again on the verso of the half-title page in red pen with a large doodle of a kite and an inscription to Chilean author Juan Agustin Palazuelos, dated 1963. Published in Mexico City in March of 1950, this copy was printed on "Malinche" paper (colophon). Folio, measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches; 568 pages, plus subscriber list (subscribers include Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso). Publisher's red cloth boards with gilt fish imprint on cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt is quite faded and the cloth is somewhat soiled and faded as well. Rubbing to edges, exposing boards at the corners. Cloth on spine is wrinkled. Binding is in a delicate condition with cracking gutters and a downward slant to the text block. Interior is clean except for…