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20070312Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello - SIGNED Harper Collins, London, 2007. 8vo (over 7"3/4 - 9"3/4). 297 [11] pages. English translation by Margaret Jull Costa. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by Paulo Coelho at the launching event hosted by Waterstone's on April 17, 2007. A very good hardcover copy. Fine blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with a "Signed by the Author at Waterstone's" round black stamp. Very light foxing on the titles pages; all other pages clean and crisp. Firm binding. Will make a lovely addition to the collection of any fan of this renowned author. From the editor: "How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves-even if we are unsure of who we are? The central question of this story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well, or hardly at all. Athena, the "witch of Portobello Road," was abandoned by her gypsy mother, raised by adoptive parents in Beirut, and ended up living all over the globe, finally in London where she learns to harness her powers…"
19920199São Paulo, BM&F, 1992. Revised edition. In English. One hardcover volume, 285 x 225 mm, 254 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with flaps. Headbands. Printed on couché paper, well illustrated with black and white photographs and color prints of artworks, including a b&w photo of Victor Brecheret, Di Cavalcanti, Menotti del Picchia, Oswald de Andrade and Hélio Seelinger as frontispiece. Published as part of the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the Modern Art Week of 1922. "This book has blazed new paths towards a comprehensive and fertile understanding. It was originally published in 1970 and now, after so many years, the abridged text of this edition still preserves a pioneering stamp that could only be achieved through sensitivity and a steadfast prospecting of sources. In the field of plastic arts, what would be the meaning of a cultural construction of Brazil? Would it imply highlighting certain subjects? The fundamental contribution of the modernists was precisely the fact that it posed the problem of national culture."
19760366New York, Atheneum/SMI, 1976. Édition originale. Dédicacé par Pelé sur la page de titre. In-8, 222 x 147 mm, 129 pp. Relié plein tissu rose foncé, jaquette rose, image de couverture découpée et collée sur le plat avant, plats et reliure sous plastique. Livre issu de la bibliothèque de la Escola Americana de Rio de Janeiro, tampon "DISCARDED" sur la première garde blanche, tampon de bibliothèque et de date sur la page de titre. Portrait noir et blanc de Pelé en frontispice, dédicace "Do amigo Pelé" sur la page de titre. Album de photos noir et blanc au milieu des pp. 64 à 69 non paginées. Biographie peu courante, rédigée bien avant la version de 2006. New York, Atheneum/SMI, 1976. First edition. Signed by Pelé on the title page. In-8, 222 x 147 mm, 129 pp. Bound in full dark pink cloth, pink dust jacket, cover image cut out and pasted on the front cover, covers and binding under plastic. Book from the library of the Escola Americana in Rio de Janeiro, stamp "DISCARDED" on the first white endpaper, library and date stamp on the title page. Black and white portrait of Pelé on the frontispiece, dedication "Do amigo Pelé" on the title page. Black and white photo album in the middle of the book on unpaginated pp. 64 to 69. Paper a little yellow with some slight creasing. Signed page in good condition. Solid binding. Scarce biographical work, written well before the 2006 version.
