The Blasco Ibáñez Collection
Housed in McFarlin Library’s Pat & Arnold Brown Reading Room, the Blasco Ibáñez Collection brings together more than seven hundred rare volumes that illuminate the literary, political, and cinematic legacy of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. As the largest on-site repository of Blasco materials in the United States, the Collection anchors TU’s role as a national center for research and a destination for scholars pursuing original work on the author’s transatlantic influence.
Within these shelves, first editions, early translations, critical studies, and ephemeral print cultures trace the global circulation of Blasco’s ideas—offering researchers a depth of material unavailable anywhere else in the country. Here, the written afterlives of one of Spain’s most consequential modern writers unfold with exceptional clarity.
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¡Por la patria! : (Romeu el guerrillero)
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
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Ayuntamiento de ValenciaNotes
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“Donde espumoso el mar– ” : Rediskursivierungen von Mythen im spanischen ‘realistischen’ Roman : Armando Palacio Valdes, La espuma, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Mare Nostrum
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Cornelia MoserLanguage
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ShakerNotes
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A D. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez : en su homenaje celebrado en Valencia en el mes de mayo de 1921
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Asociación Patronal de las Artes del Libro (València)Language
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[s.n.]Notes
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A la sombra de la higuera (Cuentos valencianos)
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
spaItem Type
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A LópezNotes
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A los pies de Venus
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
spaItem Type
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Círculo de LectoresNotes
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A los pies de Venus : (los Borgia) novela
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
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PrometeoNotes
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A los pies de Venus (los Borgias)
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
spaItem Type
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Alianza EditorialNotes
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A novelist’s tour of the world
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
engItem Type
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E.P. Dutton & CompanyNotes
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Alfonso XIII unmasked : the military terror in Spain
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
engItem Type
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Eveleigh Nash & GraysonNotes
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Alphonse XIII démasqué, la terreur militariste en Espagne
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Vicente Blasco IbáñezLanguage
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E. FlammarionNotes
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Collection Grid / Listing Area
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Layout:
Responsive Grid: 3–4 cards per row on desktop; 1–2 on mobile.
Each Card Includes:
Cover Image (dominant visual, about 60% of card height)
Book Title (linked to individual post)
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Hover State: Slight shadow + “View Details” overlay
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Book page will include expanded metadata, larger images, citations, and related works.
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Collection Summary / Footer Section
Purpose: Contextual closing for the scholarly visitor.
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“The Christopher L. Anderson Collection forms the most extensive repository of Blasco Ibáñez materials in the United States, supporting visiting scholars and international research collaborations.”Optional Visual Accent: small rotating gallery of rare editions or archival materials.
Link: “Learn more about Visiting Scholar opportunities →”