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¿Donde Duermes, Eldorado? y Otros Poemas (1964)



¿Donde Duermes, Eldorado? y Otros Poemas. Clerigo Herrero. La Imprenta de Rojo Escuderos. Warren's Olde Style, 7.8 x 11.9 cm. Cover of Tweedweave or Andora (3 varieties, S.22A, B, & C). 10 pt Bembo; Bembo title. 176 unnumbered copies (colophon states 160[ ) ]. September 6.  (RAS #4)


Published the same day as Nero, but a much more elusive title. Took more than a decade before my various alerts notified me a copy had appeared. Printed in the same Bembo as The Pedestrian, but on the smoother Warren paper used for Nero: the printing is definitely cleaner than The Pedestrian, but not as consistent as Nero. Not sure Bembo was a good text face for Squires; we all have some types we just can't make work, no matter how much we like them.

Besides being uncommon, this publication is notable for its small format, about the same size as the type sample book. He never used this format again, and it isn't clear why he used it here.

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