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19781847New-York & Oxford, Oxford University, 1978 in-8, xxv-752 pp., illustrations, broché. (B3)
19530531Very rare American guide to São Paulo, Brazil. A small 185 x 135 mm softcover booklet with 193 pp. Edited by A. Ratenieks and Victor Garfields in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 1953. In English. Full of typical 1950s ads, this booklet describes to the English-speaking visitor what he can expect in São Paulo: the "picturesque environs", cultural life, museums, hotels.. with one folding map. Of note is a advertisement for a fur-caring service (in a place where winter barely exists!) A true snapshot of the vibrant São Paulo, then fastest-growing city of the world. An extremely rare reference - almost nothing found on the Internet. Emitted before the 4th centenary of the city.
19470339New York, Henry Holt & co, 1947. One in-8 volume of 218 x 148 mm, 303 pp. First edition, mention of first printing. Green hardcover, no jacket, title written in gold on the spine with author's and editor's name above and below. Green vertical bands at the double title page. Table of contents at the beginning of the book. An interesting work on American entrepreneurs and the United Fruit company. Written before the smear campaign which tarnished the company's reputation, a true tale of human action and interactions amidst exotic places.
2006516Salvador, Corrupio, 2006. First edition of the English and Spanish translation of Verger's original French and Portuguese book published in 1985. Wide in-8, 19 x 25 cm, 151 pp. Softcover. Green cover. Title in yellow and off-white. Illustrated with drawings by Carybé. Written in Spanish on the left pages and English on the right ones. Chapters: The Birth of Oraniyan; A Hunter becomes Orisha Oko; How Olokun Became Queen of the Waters; The Quarrel Between Oshala and Eshu; The War Between Oshala and Oduduwa; and many others.
20090103Salvador da Bahia, Maianga, 2009. Édition originale. Bilingue portugais-anglais. Grand in-4 carré de 315 mm de côté pour 254 pp. Relié éditeur avec jaquette et emboîtage protecteur. Accompagné d'un CD-ROM (non testé). Imprimé sur papier couché, richement illustré, tranchefile. Né à Bahia, au Nord-Est du Brésil, le photographe Sérgio Guerra travaille pour la communication du gouvernement d'Angola. Passionné par ce pays d'Afrique, il y consacre ici son cinquième livre. Guerra a tenu à rencontrer les Hereros, une ethnie du sud du pays qui maintient un mode de vie ancestral. Un ouvrage fascinant et plus que dépaysant, quasi introuvable hors hémisphère Sud. ************** Salvador da Bahia, Maianga, 2009. First edition. Bilingual Portuguese-English. Large square quarto (315 mm x 1/4 in) 254 pp. Publisher's hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase. Accompanied by a CD-ROM (untested). Printed on coated paper, richly illustrated, headbands. Born in Bahia, in northeastern Brazil, photographer Sérgio Guerra works for the Angolan government's communications department. Passionate about this African country, he dedicates his fifth book to it. Guerra was determined to meet the Herero people, an ethnic group in the south of the country who maintain an ancestral way of life. A fascinating and truly captivating work, virtually impossible to find outside the Southern Hemisphere. ************* Salvador da Bahia, Maianga, 2009. Primeira edição. Bilíngue português-inglês. Formato grande quadrado (315 mm x 1/4 pol.), 254 páginas. Encadernação original com sobrecapa e estojo. Acompanha CD-ROM (não testado). Impresso em papel couché, ricamente ilustrado, com faixa de cabeça. Nascido na Bahia, no nordeste do Brasil, o fotógrafo Sérgio Guerra trabalha para o departamento de comunicação do governo angolano. Apaixonado por este país africano, dedica-lhe seu quinto livro. Guerra estava determinado a conhecer o povo Herero, um grupo étnico do sul do país que mantém um modo de vida ancestral. Uma obra fascinante e verdadeiramente cativante, praticamente impossível de encontrar fora do Hemisfério Sul.
194034113hakluyt Society 1940 Pleine percaline éditeur bleu Nattier, fer bateau doré sur les plats XIII-238 + XIII- 239- 534 pp pagination continue, with maps and pictures , fine copy.Sir Humphrey Gilbert (né vers 1539 probablement au château de Compton, dans le Devon - disparu en mer au large des Açores le 9 septembre 1583) est un officier et explorateur anglais qui servit sous le règne d'Élisabeth Ire[. Pionnier de la colonisation anglaise, il a, le premier, pris possession d'une terre au nom de la couronne d'Angleterre en Amérique du Nord. Il était, par sa mère, demi-frère de Walter Raleigh[. Source : Wikipédia
193534114hakluyt Society 1935 Pleine percaline éditeur bleu Nattier, fer bateau doré sur les plats XIV-210 + X- 211- 516 pp pagination continue, with maps and pictures , fine copy.
1930100110Couverture rigide. Reliure toile 566 pages. Dos insolé, Couverture légèrement défraîchie.
1836599461 vol. 8vo, contemporary binding, half leather, Published by A. and W. Galignani and Co., Paris, 1836, XVI-336 pp.
20070131Stockholm, Premium Publishing, 2007. First and only edition. A tall in-4 hardcover volume, 303 x 218 mm, 235 pp. (2 ff). Pictorial covers, no DJ as published, bonus CD is included. Black and white pictures as endsheets. Table of contents at the beginning. Profusely illustrated. "This lavishly illustrated discography is the definitive statement on the legendary progressive music movement in Sweden during its most flourishing and innovative period – from 1967 and all the way through the 1970's. It has even become one of the most important areas among record collectors from all over the world. Meticulously researched, the book guides you through every single artist and group that ever had a progressive record released! On major labels as well as on the small independent labels. They are presented in detail along with all the individual musicians that made it all happen. It covers the fuzz guitar groups, the experimental bands, the power trios, the radical political groups and the psychedelic acts. Early pioneers like International Harvester, Made In Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson and Mecki Mark Men paved the way for renowned acts like November, Träd, Gräs & Stenar, Blå Tåget, Nationalteatern, Hoola Bandoola Band and Kebnekajse as well as the mavericks of Knutna Nävar and Rävjunk. They are all included! As well as the highly collectable acts as Radiomöbel, Taste of Blues, Gandalf and Epizootic. This superbly produced full colour book presents approximately 400 artists and their records in detail with a collector´s valuation guide for the original vinyl records and with all sleeves lovingly depicted!" (Back cover of the book)
19760185London, Dialogue Publications Ltd, 1976. in English. Rare 70s publication about the Amazon rainforest, few copies printed. "This is the tenth of a series of papers prepared by the Brazilian Embassy" after a few on the Brazilian development model, inflation control and economic growth, foreign policy, etc. A tall in-4 softcover booklet of 297 x 212 mm. 35 pp. Twelve chapters, many black-and-white pictures, colored maps of Brazil and the Amazon region. List of chapters: The World of the Amazon, the People of the Amazon, the Traditional Economy of Amazonia, the First seven years of the SUDAM project, the New Development Strategy of Polamazonia, the Free Zone of Manaus, the Amazonian Bank of BASA, Agriculture in Amazonia, New Roads in Amazonia, Modern Man in Amazonia, The Traveller in Amazonia and Science and the Amazon. "When the Brazilian Government launched 'Operation Amazonia' in 1966, it rekindled the country's concern for this vast region of forest and river. For most Brazilians, interest in Amazonia had faded since th collapse of the rubber boom and extravagant life that went with it in the early years of this century. But in the past ten years there has been a radical and continuing change in Amazonia's fortunes, the impact of which is already being felt. Today it is not only Brazilians who are interested in Amazonia. The Brazilian Embassy in London receives more requests for information about the region than about any other in the country. The booklet contains as much basic and up to date information on Amazonia as possible: it is intended to serve as a guide for those who are already acquainted with the region's resources and potentialities." This booklet is now almost impossible to find aside from a few higher learning libraries. Issued by a sovereign, developing country, while the rainforest was garnering interest yet had no political stakes as it does today.
20120149Paris, Flammarion, 2012. In-folio de 356 x 273 mm pour 352 pp. Édition originale. En anglais, richement illustré. Relié avec jaquette imprimée colorée, pleine toile grise éditeur embossée, gardes jaunes. Texte de Maurilla Castello Branco. Doublement préfacé par Sérgio Cabral et Eduardo Paes, respectivement gouverneur de l'État de Rio de Janeiro et maire de la ville de Rio de Janeiro. Résumé, traduit, figurant sur le rabat de la jaquette de couverture : "Rio de Janeiro est une ville emblématique aux contrastes vibrants : énergie juvénile et grandes traditions, végétation luxuriante et architecture innovante. Son style de vie unique est diversifié et riche culturellement, et la ville abrite de remarquables maisons modernistes et contemporaines aux côtés de joyaux coloniaux historiques. Les auteurs ouvrent les portes d'un Rio de Janeiro d'initiés à travers une visite de plus de vingt-cinq maisons privées, dont dix-neuf sont présentées ici pour la première fois. Elles comprennent un manoir de l'époque coloniale dans le quartier artistique de Rio entouré de jardins luxuriants ; un appartement privé avec une vue imprenable et une fabuleuse collection d'art moderne ; des maisons contemporaines épurées qui brouillent les frontières entre intérieur et extérieur - avec un design chaleureux à base de bois, des murs en verre du sol au plafond, des piscines ombragées et des meubles de designers modernistes brésiliens tels qu'Oscar Niemeyer et Sérgio Rodrigues. Des domaines traditionnels et des fazendas en dehors de la ville sont également présentés, aménagés avec des bois tropicaux, des rideaux de soie et des volets filtrant la lumière du soleil." Très nombreuses photos et explications sur les appartements de luxe, les jardins, les maisons de plage, les fazendas, la gastronomie, l'architecture contemporaine, etc. de la cité carioca. De quoi voyager ou rêver... que l'on vive à 5000 km de distance ou dans un immeuble miteux juste à côté de ceux du livre !
19930455London, The Folio Society, 1993. A big octavo volume of 253 x 182 mm and (xx) 417 pp. Hardcover, quarter leather, green upper edge, pictorial cloth and endpaper maps. 72 illustrations by Francis Cleyn engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar (from a 1654 edition). With an introduction by Peter Levi. Includes Dryden's Notes and a Glossary. The slipcase is a bit faded, otherwise excellent condition, the book itself being like new.
17480084London, John and Paul Knapton, 1748. Book in English. Third edition mentioned, published the same year as the original edition. A thick octavo volume of 21 x 13.5 cm for 548 pp. Bound and restored at a later time. Bound in full grained tan leather, spine with thin raised bands, author's name and title in gilt printed characters with gilt fillets, gilt fleurons, year at the foot, gilt frames with floral motifs on the covers. Gilt floral motifs on the internal borders of the endpapers, marbled colored guards in tawny tones. Headbands. Restored title and dedication pages, Summary, Introduction. "At the time of the voyage, Britain was at war with Spain. Richard Walter was the Chaplain of his Majesty's ship the Centurion commanded by Lord George Anson, which was sent on the mission to capture or disrupt possessions in the Pacific Ocean held by the Spanish Empire, during which the ship circumnavigated the world. Diseases caused a considerable loss of life; only 188 men survived of the 1,854 who started the voyage. The great interest in the text led to four editions published in 1748." ****************** Londres, John et Paul Knapton, 1748. Livre en anglais. Mention de troisième édition, publié la même année que l'édition originale. Un épais volume in-8 de 21 x 13,5 cm pour 548 pp. Relié et restauré a posteriori. Reliure plein cuir grainé havane, dos à nerfs fins, nom d'auteur et titre en caractères d'imprimerie dorés avec filets dorés, fleurons dorés, année en queue, encadrements dorés à motifs floraux aux plats. Motifs floraux dorés sur les bordures internes des contreplats, gardes colorées marbrées aux tons fauves. Tranchefile. Pages de titre et de dédicace restaurées, sommaire, introduction. "Cette année-là, la Grande-Bretagne était en guerre avec l'Espagne. Richard Walter, compilateur du texte, était l'aumônier du navire de Sa Majesté le Centurion, commandé par Lord George Anson, qui avait pour mission de capturer ou de détruire les possessions de l'Empire espagnol dans l'océan Pacifique. Au cours de sa mission, le navire fit le tour du monde. Les maladies causèrent de nombreuses pertes humaines avec 188 survivants seulement sur les 1854 hommes qui avaient entrepris le voyage. Le grand intérêt suscité par le texte conduisit à la publication de quatre éditions en 1748."
1949QZI-25New York, Pantheon Books / Bollingen Foundation, 1949. First edition, first printing of this legendary book on heroes, their journey and the patterns which they show across cultures. Octavo, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, (xxiii) 416 pp. Hardcover, bound in original black cloth over green boards, bright gilt title to spine, Bradel-style hinges. No dust jacket. A small trace of a removed label at the bottom of the spine but no library markings inside. Illustrated in black and white throughout, list of illustrations (21) and list of plates (xxiv) at the beginning of the book. Most pages are bright and clean, some pages show light yellowing and marginal foxing without hindering the reading experience.
18010065London, T. Gillet, 1801. Second edition. In English. Octavo, 215 x 136 mm, 328 pp., bound in half-calf buckram with red-ochre corners and colored boards, author's name and title in gilt with tailpiece motifs. Header edges. Folding map of the Rio de la Plata. Stamp of the library of the "Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa" with book number and the mention "1959" in blue ballpoint pen on the back of the first page of the preface. Preface, table of contents, numerous illustrations throughout the book, and an index of subscribers. The binding is in excellent condition, the slightly yellowish-gray paper is intact and entirely legible. This book recounts the ill-fated second voyage of the Duff, a missionary ship en route to the South Sea Islands in 1798. It was only the second attempt at a missionary voyage to the Pacific. A year earlier, the Duff had successfully undertaken its first voyage, settling members of the London Missionary Society and their families on the islands of Tahiti, Tonga, and the Marquesas. However, this second attempt ended in disastrous failure. Captured first by a French privateer who mistook the Duff for a ship carrying Governor King to Australia, and then again by a Portuguese fleet, the group was forced to return to Lisbon, and William Gregory returned to England in 1800. William Gregory describes the details of his treatment in captivity, life in Spanish America (Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay), as well as indigenous life in the "enemy port" of Montevideo and the surrounding rich estuary of the Rio de la Plata, its "products, inhabitants, clothing, customs, commerce [and] religion." *************************************** Londres, T. Gillet, 1801. Seconde édition. En anglais. In-8 de 215 x 136 mm, 328 pp., relié demi-veau en percaline à coins ocre-rouge avec plats colorés, nom d'auteur et titre en doré avec motifs de type cul-de-lampe. Tranchefile. Carte dépliante du Rio de la Plata. Tampon de la bibliothèque de la "Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa" avec numéro de livre et mention "1959" au stylo bille bleu en revers de la première page de la préface. Préface, table des matières, nombreuses illustrations tout au long du livre et index des souscripteurs. La reliure est en excellent état, le papier un peu jaune-gris intègre et entièrement lisible. Ce livre raconte le deuxième voyage malheureux du Duff, navire missionnaire en route vers les îles des mers du Sud en 1798. Ce n'était que la deuxième tentative de voyage missionnaire dans le Pacifique. Un an plus tôt, le Duff avait entrepris avec succès son premier voyage et abouti sur l'installation des membres de la London Missionary Society et de leurs familles sur les îles de Tahiti, de Tonga et les Marquises. En revanche, cette seconde tentative se soldera par un échec désastreux. Capturé d'abord par un corsaire français qui prit le Duff pour un navire emmenant le gouverneur King en Australie, puis une seconde fois par une flotte portugaise, le groupe fut contraint de retourner à Lisbonne et William Gregory regagnera l'Angleterre en 1800. William Gregory décrit les détails de son traitement en captivité, la vie en Amérique espagnole (Uruguay, Argentine, Paraguay) ainsi que la vie indigène dans le « port ennemi » de Montevideo et le riche estuaire environnant du Rio de la Plata, ses « produits, habitants, vêtements, coutumes, commerce [et] religion ».
1890128712Couverture rigide. Reliures toile rouge illustrées. 530 + 472 pages. Quelques rousseurs.
1743512London, Jacob Robinson (printed for). The second edition. In-12, 10,5 x 17 cm, (ix) 250 pp. plus one p. of errata. Hardcover, rebound recently in half leatherette (rather percaline) of a creamy tone, name, title and year embossed in bright copper on the spine, four nerves and three fleurons in bright copper too. Marble off-white/grey papers on the covers. Title page, Dedication "To the Sea-Faring Part of Great Britain and Ireland" by the anonymous translator (per ESTC N68849, the translator is George Shelvocke). Errata page before the text. Headband and an ornated initial letter at the beginning of the text, a tailpiece at the end. Two pages of catalogue of the books printed for J. Bateley after the text. Du Guay-Trouin was undoubtedly one of the most famous naval officers of his time, active from the end of the 17th to the beginning of the 18th century. In writing the manuscript of his memoirs, which he wished to be published only after his death, he wanted to establish the truth about the naval battles that occurred during his expeditions.
188601002London: Bickers & Son, 1886. First English edition of this acclaimed Brazilian romance. Translated by Isabel Burton. Slim in-12 volume. 179 x 125 mm, (vii) 101 pp. Bound in half algae green morocco, two raised bands, five gilded bands, name printed vertically in gilt print letters, date on the bottom. Marbled papers with a touch of bright copper on covers, multiple white pages on both ends. White and green headbands. Title page, Translator's preface, Historical argument by the author. Each chapter is merely "Chapter XX", no table of contents. "I cannot allow my readers to remain ignorant of the name of Senhor J. de Alencar, the author of this and several other works; for he deserves to be as well known in England as in Brazil, and it must be the result of the usual modesty of a really clever man that he is not so. He is their first prose and romance writer." (Translator's preface) "In 1603, Pero Coelho, a gentleman of Parahyba, then already belonging to the Portuguese, arrived at the mouth of the river Jaguaribe in Ceará, with a command of 80 colonists and 800 Indians. He there founded the first settlement in Ceará, and called it Nova Lisboa. He was abandoned by his comrades when a certain João Soromenho was sent to him with reinforcements... He did not respect even the Indians of the Jaguaribe river, who were friendly to the Portuguese. This proved the downfall of the growing settlement: the natives resented such tyranny. Pero Coelho, with his wife and young children, was compelled to fly by land to his own province." (Alencar's Historical argument)
18090036London, B. Clarke for Henry Colburn, 1809. First edition. Octavo, 210 x 130 mm, (6) 304 pp. Bound in original quarter brown morocco with corners, spine with 5 raised bands, wine-colored title piece with author's name and title in gold as well as a double gilt fillet on the higher and lower extremities of the piece, year on the bottom of spine. Purple marbled dishes with tons of yellow and bluish waves. Headband. Title page, dedication to the "merchants of Great Britain", Advertisement and table of contents at the beginning of the book. Twelve chapters followed by two appendices (and not just one as indicated in the table) with "Medical advice for Europeans who emigrate to Brazil" and indications on the coins, change and commodity prices. "As the recent political changes in Europe have naturally attracted the general attention towards the New World, no apology, it is presumed, can be deemed necessary for presenting to the public the following succinct account of one of the most interesting colonies in that quarter of the globe. The jealous and illiberal policy which at all times characterized the [Portuguese] government of Brazil in its intercourse with foreigners rendered it difficult to obtain accurate information respecting the productions, reade and commerce of this colony. The author therefore trusts that the information contained herein cannot fail to prove acceptable to the general reader and highly interesting to anyone engaged in commercial speculations." (Advertisement) ********************************* Londres, B. Clarke for Henry Colburn, 1809. Édition originale. Un volume in-8 de 210 x 130 mm pour (6) 304 pp. Relié demi-maroquin tabac à coins d'époque, dos à 5 nerfs, pièce de titre lie-de-vin avec nom d'auteur et titre en doré ainsi qu'un double filet doré en coiffe et queue de la pièce, année en queue. Plats jaspés mauves aux tons de vagues jaunes et bleutés. Tranchefile. Page de titre, dédicace aux "marchands de Grande-Bretagne", avertissement et table des matières en début d'ouvrage. XII chapitres suivis de deux annexes (et non une seule comme indiqué dans le sommaire) avec des "Conseils médicaux aux Européens qui émigrent au Brésil" et des indications sur le change et la valeur des marchandises. "Étant donné que les récents changements politiques survenus en Europe ont naturellement attiré l'attention sur le Nouveau Monde, aucune excuse, semble-t-il, ne saurait s'avérer nécessaires pour présenter au public l'explication ci-après de l'une des colonies les plus intéressantes à cet endroit du globe. La politique jalouse et illibérale qui a toujours caractérisé le gouvernement [portugais] du Brésil dans ses relations avec les étrangers a rendu difficile l'obtention d'informations exactes concernant les productions, les échanges et le commerce de cette colonie. L'auteur estime que les informations contenues ici seront acceptables au lecteur du grand public et extrêmement intéressantes pour quiconque s'est engagé dans le commerce." (Avertissement, traduit)
18210032London, John Murray on Albemarle Street, 1825. First edition. Two volumes, 230 x 148 mm, (xii) 373 + (viii) 380 pp. Recently rebound in half morocco leather with 5 raised bands, author's name, title, volume number and year stamped in gold, marbled papers on covers and as endpapers. Headbands. Volume I features a picture of two masked women as "The Usual Walking Costume of Lima", a short preface, 12 chapters, 5 colored plates and an unfolding map of South America. Volume II features four color plates, including a frontispiece as well, chapters 13-19, no less than 26 appendixes and a very long folding map. "Caldcleugh came to Brazil as private secretary to the British Ambassador, Edward Thornton. From October, 1819, until 1821 he lived in Rio, and from there travelled to Argentina and Chile. His return journey again took him through Brazil, and this time he visited Minas Geraes which he describes on pp. 178-288 of the second volume. Caldcleugh's work has great documentary value. An excellent and impartial observer, he describes Rio de Janeiro with great accuracy, and studies the social, agricultural, financial, and political situations in Brazil. The part referring to the mines in Minas Geraes is of great interest. The first volume contains two very beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro." (Borba de Moraes, I:144) "An example of the very important travel literature of the period" (Griffin 3455). Abbey Travel 699, Sabin 9877. This work also includes appendices on matters such as meteorology, the slave trade, and shipping.