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History and Stories for Children and Teenagers by One of the Most Important Spanish Publishers of All Times12vo; 4 series (20 issues each): "Cuentos", "Vida de hombres celebres", "Cuentos", "Episodios historicos"; original illustrated wrappers; fine condition.
Ramón Sopena (1867-1932) was a Spanish editor who founded the publishing house that bears his name in 1894 in Barcelona. He was a multifaceted editor that published essentially dictionaries and encyclopedias, but also, journals. For some time he also edited erotic works, and then opted for popular literature.
In the children's genre, he published small works in series such as the ones we offer here: the CHILDREN COLLECTION or the LIBRARY FOR CHILDREN. The printing house had a long life, since it closed only in 2004.
The purpose of the CHILDREN'S COLLECTION ("Episodios historicos") ("Historical episodes"), was to make relevant topics of Spain's history available to children. ("Vida de hombres celebres"), ("Life of famous men"), are brief… Read More
