Jose Hernandez; El Gaucho Martin Fierro in Cowhide Book Cover,

This item is priced in Mexican Pesos.  Author is José HERNÁNDEZ, . Illustrated by Tito SAUBIDET,  Title is El Gaucho Martín Fierro. La vuelta de Martín Fierro. Book is written in Spanish, 1950, Buenos Aires.  This measures 6.5" by 9.25" The beauty here is this incredible hand made book cover in cowhide with the hair on it still. It is leather laced along the edges and some of the lacing is missing.  The author's name, title and drawing of Martin are burned into the leather like a 'brand' on a steer hide.  This is an soft bound edition, bound in this exotic way as a gift, inscription is inside the front cover from 1958.