Viva Vaia: Poesia 1949–1979
São Paulo: Livraria Duas Cidades, 1979. Softcover. First edition. Softcover 4to in printed wrappers with pages printed in black and white, some in color. With several tipped in items including foldouts and a 45 RPM vinyl record housed inside a paper sleeve affixed to inside back cover. Unpaginated. Text in Portuguese.
A comprehensive survey of Augusto de Campos’ writings and experimental poetry created between 1949–1979. Featuring several iconic works, including ’Luxo’ which was published in Mary Ellen Solt’s ’Concrete Poetry: A World View,’ and also in Hansjörg Mayer’s ’futura’ broadside series as issue no. 9. Also featured is ’Cidade’ which was published by Ian Hamilton Finlay at Wild Hawthorn Press. An elaborately produced anthology in the form of an artists’ book.
Very good with light rubbing to covers, including a faint thin surface indent at front cover, a lightly cocked and concave spine, and a closed 5 cm (2") tear to vinyl record paper sleeve which has been repaired with cello tape. Pages with trace amounts of age toning, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Item #726
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