Residence on Earth and Other Poems, Pablo Neruda
First American edition and first edition in English of Neruda's collection of surreal and experimental poems, written between 1925 and 1945 and originally published in three volumes from 1933 to 1947. With a bilingual layout, translated by Angel Flores. New York: New Directions, 1946. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered and blocked in red; pp. 205. Binding firm, minimal wear, light staining to upper boards, internally clean. Jacket shows light shelfwear with a couple chips, dampstain to back panel, protected in archival mylar.