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Pampa Argentina: July 1955 [on Argentina's traditional national sport, pato]
Buenos Aires: Editorial Bell, 1955. First edition. Soft cover. 52p, many photos and ads. In Spanish. Fair (handling wear, some stains, dogeared. Internally clean, complete). Item #31740
Monthly magazine covering agricultural and general interest topics. Three illustrated pages + color cover on "Realidad Presente del Pato, el Deporte Nacional" by Roberto Torreiro. For the game of pato, a combination of polo and lacrosse originated by 17th-century gauchos, see https://www.globetrotting.com.au/pato-the-national-sport-of-argentina/ This issue also has a memorial tribute to Eva Peron on the third anniversary of her death, news of livestock shows and beef production, a feature on carrier pigeons, a report on the Argentine Kennel Club's international show, how to set bone fractures, etc. Shipping/handling will be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering.
Price: $12.50