Dominguez, Juan

Diary of Juan Domínguez (inc. literary contest winning essay)

Mexico City: [Juan Domínguez], [1896]. String bound with brown paper covers.

4" x 6.5" pp. [68]; handwritten diary in Spanish language. This is the diary of Juan Dominguez, a self-proclaimed philosopher, Catholic, and poet. Included is a letter to Juan's father, a composition that won the gold and ebony “pencil prize” and a diploma in the literary contest that took place in Mexico on December 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 in 1896. Also includes transcriptions of poems by other authors Dominguez may have admired. String bound with brown paper covers. 

. Item #314

“Yesterday the author of the best work that has been presented in the literary contest that the students of the School of Jurisprudence of Mexico organized from the 11th to the 19th of the current month was awarded. We send in these lines our congratulations to the author, the modest but intelligent Juan Domínguez, for his work done in 30 minutes, something that only inspiration and talent can do.” (Opinion of the Universal [Newspaper]).

Price: $500.00