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Pages 210-312 plus 24 pages of ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A Modern Adam and Eve - Thomas J. Thomas; In Unexplored Brazil - Part II - Dr. Maximus Neumayer; The Would-Be Actors - F. Harris Deans; Life in the Magdalen Islands - W. Lacey Amy; Our Visit to Raisuli - Alan H. Burgoyne, M.P.; The Coolie Smugglers - Percy Walton Whitaker; A Night of Horror - The Rev. Walter P. Dennis; Across Unknown Labrador - Part III - H. Hesketh Prichard; My Adventure in Nicaragua - Major P.M. Sykes; A Midnight Attack - W.E. Priestly; Our Trek Beyond the Zambesi - Part IV - Mrs. Fred Maturin; The "Wide World" Globes; The Fete of the Ox - Frederic Lees; The Lost Island - Oliver Matson; Odds and Ends. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
68 pages. Features: Colour photo Black Label ad inside front cover; Organized Crime's Grip on Ontario - between 1958 and 1962 the Mafia took a stranglehold on major crime (Part 2 of the Mafia series) - includes 25 mug shots, 8 of which are crossed out (killed); Bill Freedman has a very nice problem - his wife, Toby Robins, is also on her way to try New York; Where the Boys and Girls Go - 20,000 young people throng to Orillia, Ontario for the third annual Mariposa Festival - many super photos - a must for anyone who attended this huge bash!; What we can learn from the story of a sex criminal - Leopold Dion was released after 20 years, only to kill four boys; The many loves of J.B. McGeachy; Why Brazil Hasn't Gone Communist - Yet; A Maclean's flashback to the Lardeau gold strikes in B.C. around 1900 - with great photos. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. several openings at periphery. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvii, [i, list of illus], 444, 34 [publisher's catalog] pp, 10 plates, frontis with tissue guard, 2 folding maps including one quite large (tear at margin), index, includes the half title page. original orange pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine a little worn, good cover, internal hinge repaired, minor foxing on some pages, interior is clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled extensively in Brazil over a one year period, providing good descriptions of life, society, nature, etc. He collected 1132 plants, animals and insects. Humphreys 1421. Welch 37.
8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xix, 411; xii, 386, [32, publisher's ads dated October 1885] pp, 2 frontispieces, numerous illustrations including full-page, 5 maps including 2 folding and in color, tables, index. original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, stains on cover, light wear, one volume with short tears in lower margin, not affecting text, interior is clean, unmarked and near fine, hinges fine, covers good, solid copy. A picture of this book is avail Borba de Moraes p. 938 cites only the second printing. Welch 48. Naylor 284. An interesting narrative based on many years of travels in all parts of Brazil , including the gold districts of Minas Gerais, and through Bahia and MaranhÒo, with some emphasis on the geography, productions, economy, people, customs, food, etc. There are detailed appendices on surveys the author undertook, climate, gold and diamond mining in Brazil, railways, sugar factories, economic prospects, physical geography, with detailed statistical tables. The many illustrations are mostly from drawings, a few are photo-engravings.
Augustae Vindelicorum, (1725), mapa grabado en cobre, en colores, con bella cartela, comprende Portugal, parte de Galicia, Toda Extremadura y gran parte de Andalucía, llegando hasta la provincia de Málaga y Córdoba. Contiene en recuadro la provincia portuguesa de Brasil con sus diversas capitanías. 20 x 26 cm.
thick 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 644, [4, ads] pp, numerous illustrations, folding map, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, rear cover with small stain, front internal hinge cracked, edge wear, interior is clean, very good, with a loose card reading 'compliments of Francis Hart & Co., Printers'. A picture of th Sabin 82720, Borba de Moraes p 816. Goodman 642: 'The work of an American naturalist, who explored most of the major regions of Brazil between 1868 and 1874; he was attracted by the great variety of flora and fauna in that country.' Smith first came to Brazil as part of the Morgan expedition in 1870 and returned in 1874. He had a keen insight into the local political and economic conditions. This classic travel description is much sought after. A London edition was published later the same year. It gives a very detailed account, including much on the rivers, natural history, agriculture and the Indians. The appendix is on the geology and physical geography of the Amazons Valley.
Six medium octavo volumes in red faux leather (plastic leatherette) boards with original wrapers bound in ; approx 300-500 pages per volume; b/w/ illus., ports., facsims; onomastic index to last volume. In Portuguese. Series: Biblioteca historica de Portugal e Brasil ; Serie ultramarina, no. 6. Portuguese -- India. Discoveries (in geography) -- Portuguese. Portugal -- History -- Period of discoveries, 1385-1580. India -- History -- European settlements, 1500-1765. Orient -- History. Goa, Cochim, || Vol. 1 tr. by Isabel Ferreira do Amaral Pereira de Matos and Maria VitÛria Garcia Santos Ferreira; v. 2, 5-6, by Maria Vitoria Garcia Santos Ferreira; v.3-4, by Manuel Busquets de Aquilar. || ** Extra shipping costs may apply **.
8 volumi in 9 tomi. in-16° (cm. 16,6x12,1), bross. edit. Carta povera, ma solida; INTONSI. Ogni vol. è munito di proprio vasto INDICE ALFAB., l'ultimo con amplissime note. 2) Pp. 278 (cop. ant. stacc.) 3) Pp. 301. 4) Pp. 262. 5) Pp. 342. 6) Pp. 260. 7) Pp. 318. 8a) Pp. 352. 8b) Pp. 292. 9) Pp. 488, (2). Questi nostri volumi, tutti consecutivi dal 2° all'ultimo dell'opera, narrano la storia dal 1525 in poi. Rarissima edizione originale, ignota a ICCU, non offerta nel web.
Complet en 2 tomes: xi,583 + 604pp., 26cm., reliures cart. uniformes avec dos en toile, cachet, quelques rousseurs, bon état, R83999
INCONNU.. Non daté. In-Plano Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 40 pages environ. Non paginé. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs photocopiées, articles de journaux.
27.4" x 18.5" Vintage Canadian Airlines International advertising poster for their service to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Great colour illustration by artist Jorge Veloso features black man with cigarette and coffee playing acoustic guitar in coffee shop with high-rise office buildings and business people in background. Illustration measures 17.6" x 17.8". Average wear. Slight bit of loss to lower left corner. Pin holes at each corner and halfway down each side. Background colour may have originally been brown but appears to have mostly faded to pale green. A lovely memento of Canadian Airlines and its Sao Paulo service. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Similar posters for other Canadian Airlines destinations available. Poster
116 pages. Fiction: The Second Mrs. Thorpe; The Mysterious Mr. Todd; The Lady Called Brazil; Tornado!; Ambush at Blanco Canyon (part 2 of 4); The Girl From the Mimosa Club (parf 4 of 7); The conclusiong of Doom Cliff. Articles: What Happened to the Magic of Childhood? - They are missing the aimless days we used to know; Alan Ladd - Hollywood's Unlikely Hero - with several photos including Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe; The Secrets of Jamestown - extraordinary treasures unearthed during restoration for 350th birthday; How the Israelis Blitzed Nasser's Army - article with photos of Dayan and his men, and other scenes; We Made the "Impossible" Tour - Conclusion - The Land of Fire - three agonizing miles of travel in southern Argentina; The Face of America - Great color photo inside caboose; Incredible New Frontier - Kitimat, British Columbia. Ads: Nostalgic two-page Inco ad explains their developments in the Mystery-Moak Lakes area of northern Manitoba (perhaps the site of modern-day Thompson?); Nice color one-page ad for Heinz Campside beans; Nice two-page photo ad for General Motors highlights Keene, New Hampshire, home of Kingsbury Machine Tool Corporation - with photos of Mayor J. Alfred Dennis, H.T. Kingsbury, Chester L. Kingsbury, Gunnar Swahnberg, Ed Kingsbury, Earl Riley, Jim Riley, and Blair Howe; Nice two-page ad for Westinghouse TVs; Whitman's Chocolates; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page Cadillac ad displays a red Sedan de Ville four-door hartdop; Tareyton; Pontiac; De Soto cars - nice color photo; American Airlines - two-pages in color; 1957 Mercury cars with great color image of a red Colony Park station wagon with new power-lift back window; Cushman Eagle mini-bike; Detroit Diesel - quarry scene in color; Frigidaire clothes washers; Canada tourism; GMC Trucks - the 860 Diesel; Chief Engineer Roebling, the man behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Great vintage National Cash Register (NCR) ad inside back cover - their new register calculates change!. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxiii, 620 pp, frontispiece with tissue guard, large folding map (short tear at stub but complete), 9 full-page plates & maps, numerous other illustrations including some not in list, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a bit faded but lettering clear, outer corner lightly bumped, very good sound and solid copy, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated account of the scientific results of the famed Thayer expedition, lead by Agassiz. Hartt was a former student of Agassiz and at the time of writing this work, professor of geology at Cornell University. Many plates and illustrations are views in Brazil.
630 p. 16 b&w plates 2 col. plates 2 maps (1 fold.) Hardcover Very good condition, One col. plated re-attached head & foot of spine chipped
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; [iv], 479 pp, frontis (port), 27 plates, 6 maps including 5 folding and 4 colored, tables, index. original blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, spine ends a little worn, map with short tear at fold, else a near fine solid and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Humphreys 14219: 'The expedition is the Madeira-Mamore railway expedition of 1878-91'. Welch 37. A fascinating account of exploration, especially along the Madeira River, the Amazon below Obidos and the travels from Bolivia.
Gr. In-8, XII-532p. Première édition française. Traduit de l'anglais par Félix Vogeli. Illustré de 54 gravures sur bois et de 5 cartes (dont une dépliante). Reliure légèrement frottée, mouillure claire marginale (assez discrète), cela dit, dans l'ensemble bel exemplaire.
Porto, Litografia Nacional, 1921, 38 x 28'5 cm., cartoné original, plancha, 4 h. - CXXXI págs. - 7 h. - 275 págs. con grabados intercalados - 40 láminas, muchas de ellas en colores. (Este tomo comprende: Introducción por C. Malheiro Dias. La era Manuelina por Julio Dantas. El arte de navegar de los portugueses, por Luciano Pereira da Silva. Los falsos precursores de Álvares Cabral, por Duarte Leite. Duarte Pacheco Pereira, precursos de Cabral, por Luciano Pereira da Silva).
12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; viii, 242, 32 [publisher's ads dated July 1887] pp, frontis map with tissue guard, many illustrations from author's drwgs including title page vignette, index. original blue pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, corner & spine end wear, small label removed from spine, minor foxing on few leaves, rear cover with light stains, name on title margin, good or better copy. A picture of this book is available up Borba de Moraes I p. 284: 'The author visited Rio, Santos, and Sao Paulo. His impressions are very picturesque and accurate.' Besides the narrative of his travels to Brazil, the author describes his stay in Argentina, Buenos Aires, travels along the Parana, gauchos, etc. The author was an early tourist to the region, where most travel was either scientific or business. A scarce account not listed in most references on the region.
8vo [24 x 15 cm]; xvi, [17]-469 pp, about 100 illustrations, appendix. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, edges worn, shelf-wear, endpaper stains, few light marginal stains, good+ tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Jones 246. Sabin 23313. Borba de Moraes 297: 'An excellent observer, he analyzed carioca life with extraordinary perspicacity. The religious life of the common people shocked him deeply. Of great value are the observations he wrote on the popular arts, tools employed, national dishes, illnesses, picturesque aspects of manners and customs, etc. The illustrations five very faithful renderings of the picturesque aspects of Brazilian life'.
1 vol. in-4 br., Desclée de Brouwer, Paris, 1978, 305 pp. Rare exemplaire en parfait état des actes de la conférence, en présence notamment d'Helder Camara (1909-1999) archevêque d'Olinda et Recife Français
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 310 pages. 9 1/2"w x 12 1/2"h. Previous owner's inscription inside. Text in English and Portuguese. "A synchronistic and detailed account of a notable work of restoration: that of the artistic elements that comprise the rich collection of the Franciscan Monatery in the Island of Cairu." Many color photos.
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8vo., with plates and endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 COPIES. Splendid, expanded reissue of the original edition of 1933, with new Foreword by the author's daughter and several new photographs. The binding matches that of the original Cape edition.
Rio de Janeiro, Edit. Capivara - Galeria Enrico Navarra, 2014. ARTISTAS- O MUNDO DA ARTE - PALAVRAS&FOTOS. Numerosas ilustracions en color. 334p. cada tomo. 4ª mayor. Rústica editorial ilustrada con solapas. En estuche de cartoné. Libro en portugués e inglés. Book in English. Muy buen ejemplar. Invasão Criativa que ocorreu no antigo Hospital Matarazzo, em São Paulo, 2014, e contou com cerca de cem artistas, entre brasileiros e estrangeiros.
