Martín Fierro

Buenos Aires: Angel Estrada, 1958 (1945). Edicion crítica; "Tercera edicion: 18 julio de 1958: 3,700 ejemplares". Quarto in cowhide leather edge-stitched binding, with no spine titles; floral endpapers; 598p, index. Very good(+) with possible nibbles to rear board. Very tight and clean. Hardcover. ISBN:

Presentation copy presented to Jacinto Steinhardt by Leando M. B. Maloberto, Vicealmirante [of the Argentine Navy ]. In Spanish. Ediciones Argentinas de Cultura [series]. Printed on "papel offset especial" —Colophon

"Martín Fierro, also known as El Gaucho Martín Fierro, is a 2,316-line epic poem by the Argentine writer José Hernández. The poem was originally published in two parts, El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872) and La Vuelta de Martín Fierro (1879). The poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had played a major role in Argentina's independence from Spain. The poem, written in a Spanish that evokes rural Argentina, is widely seen as the pinnacle of the genre of "gauchesque" poetry (poems centered on the life of the gaucho, written in a style known as payadas) and a touchstone of Argentine national identity. It has appeared in hundreds of editions and has been translated into over 70 languages. Martín Fierro has earned major praise and commentaries from Leopoldo Lugones, Miguel de Unamuno, Jorge Luis Borges (see also Borges on Martín Fierro) and Rafael Squirru, among others. The Martín Fierro Award, named after the poem, is the most respected award for Argentine television and radio programs."—Wikipedia. ¶  "Jacinto (Jay) Steinhardt was a pioneer in military operations research and a founding member of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA). He went on to serve as the society’s third president in 1954. Steinhardt was born in New York City and received all three of his degree locally at Columbia University. After earning his doctorate in chemistry in 1934, he became a National Research Fellow at the Physical-Chemical Institute in Copenhagen. He would go on to hold positions at the Physiological Laboratory in England, the Physical-Chemical Institute in Upsala, Sweden, and the Harvard Medical School. In 1938, he joined the National Bureau of Standards as a physical chemist."— informs.org ¶

Hernández, José, 1834-1886. Leumann, Carlos Alberto, 1887-; editor.Quarto in 598 pages: illustrations, portrait; 24 cm. La tirada consta de 6000 ejemplares sobre papel especial.--Colophon./ Offset Hansson.--Colophon.