Fuertes y Débiles : Novela
Mexico City DF: Libreria Española, 1919.
Illustrated by Germán Gedovius portada. 1era edición. Paperback. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #16175
Library rebind in thick card with original paperback cover and its Germán Gedovius cover art laid down and rear cover bound in, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback. ; Spanish language. "The Strong and the Weak" was written during the Mexican Revolution, possibly 1916-17, and published later in 1919. Lopez-Portillo (grandfather of the recent Mexican President) had been Governor of Jalisco, and served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Huerta presidency. After the fall of Huerta in 1914 he focused on teaching and writing. First Edition of this costumbrista novel contrasting urban and rural values, and the impact of the Mexican revolution on one rural hacienda and those preferring to avoid it. ; Ex-Library; 523 pages.
Price: $69.95