‎Anglais‎

‎Charles Morrow Wilson‎

‎An Empire in Green and Gold: The Story of the American Banana Trade‎

‎New 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.‎

‎Very small foxing on the first pages, aside from that the binding is firm and the book in very good condition.‎

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‎Lord Northbourne‎

‎Look To The Land‎

‎London, Dent, 1942. 190 x 130 mm, 186 pp. Hardcover with blue cloth, no jacket. Reprint of the 1940 edition. This is a rare copy of the war edition which, due to war restrictions, contains less paper than usual and shows the "Authorized Economy Standard" seal of approval on the first page. "In May 1940, Lord Northbourne’s book ‘Look to the Land’ appeared. He coined the term ‘organic farming’. His book stripped out the prolixity, abstruseness, esotericism and mysticism of Rudolf Steiner, and, with compelling clarity, Lord Northbourne presented a manifesto of organic agriculture. From this point on, biodynamics and organics have developed in parallel, with the general recognition of biodynamics as a particular manifestation of organic agriculture." (John Paull, "The Global Growth and Evolution of Organic Agriculture", p. 5) "Lord Northbourne (1896-1982) was a man of exceptional vision, who already in the 1940s diagnosed in detail the sickness of modern society as stemming from the severance of its organic links with the wholeness of life. A leading figure in the early organic farming movement, his writings profoundly affected such other pioneers as Sir Albert Howard, Rolf Gardiner, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, and H. J. Massingham. His path led him on to a profound study of comparative religion, traditional metaphysics, and the science of symbols, which he employed in incisive observations on the character of modern society. His later writings exercised considerable influence on his younger contemporaries E. F. Schumacher and Thomas Merton, and in many ways anticipate the essays of Wendell Berry." (Later summary of the book by Angelico Press) Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne (1896-1982) was a precursor of what is now known as organic agriculture. He translated to English several works by Perennialists or Traditionalists René Guénon, Fritschof Schuon and Titus Burckhardt, and contributed frequently to the quarterly journal Studies in Comparative Religions. According to Wikipedia, "Lord Northbourne's garden at Elizabethan Northbourne Court near Deal in Kent, set within the standing former outbuildings (the manor house burned in the 18th century) and upon ancient terracing, nurtured for a century, is reputed one of the finest in England; it is not generally open to the public."‎

‎A few scruffing on the joints, firm binding. Some foxing and staining on the first pages. Text is all legible.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0254

‎Federação da Agricultura do Estado São Paulo‎

‎São Paulo Agrícola / Agriculture‎

‎São Paulo, Spala, 1981. First and only edition. One of the 3000 copies printed. Bilingual book in Portuguese and English, published by the Federation of Agriculture of the State (Estado) de São Paulo (FAESP). A square 30.5 x 30.5 cm volume, 198 pp. hardbound with no dust jacket as issued. Title written in dark green on front cover and spine. Dark green endpapers. This volume showcases the agricultural production of the Brazilian state of São Paulo with numerous maps beautifully printed. Widely illustrated, rich in numbers and tables/diagrams. Pages on beef cattle, poultry cattle, rice, soja beans, coffee, feijão beans and many other crops and cattle animals.‎

‎A very interesting document for the student of agriculture, agricultural production and a prime example of South American economy.‎

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‎Keith Haring‎

‎Keith Haring in Brazil: Booklet from a 2003 exposition of Keith Haring's works in Brazil‎

‎São Paulo / Brasília, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, 2003. Created for the first Keith Haring exhibition in Brazil where 55 of his artworks were shown. A colorful 180 x 140 mm booklet with a detail from one of Haring's Untitled painting and his name in white on the front cover and a youthful picture of Haring on the back. Softcover with jacket flaps. Bilingual, starts with texts in Portuguese and ends with the same texts in English. Features many black and white pictures of Keith Haring, many of his artworks and two texts: "Urban Radiance: reflections on the life and work of Keith Haring" by art historian Joshua Decter and "Keith Haring in Brazil" by his lifelong friend Kenny Scharf. "In the early 1980s, New York streets and subways were the first to showcase the work of Keith Haring, vigorous graffiti-like pictures indicative of his engagement with mass culture. Today, for the first time ever in Brazil, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil showcases fifty-five works by this artist, including drawings and paintings. The exaltation of U.S. society never benumbed Haring's critical view regarding his environment or historical moment in time. Humor and wit pulsate in the spontaneously fluid linework if this artist whose freedom in handling themes and forms conquered space and contributed to the creation of a direct, and at times almost plain language rooted in the vocabulary of mass culture and means of consumption." (Back flap)‎

‎Imperceptible traces of scruffing on the front cover, joints and on the first/last pages. Aside from that, it is toned and in good shape.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0249

‎David Felix‎

‎America Rising: Power and Political Economy in the First Nation‎

‎New Brunswick (NJ), Transaction Publishers, 2009. First edition. Octavo, 235 x 160 mm, (xiii) 265 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. "The United States became a great power in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and a superpower during World War II without quite knowing it. Few Americans fully appreciate the fact today. How many people know that in recent years we have had 250,000 troops in 700 bases around the world? Consider our recent history of military operations in the Caribbean, East Asia, the Far East, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Balkans. In America Rising, David Felix attempts to explain how and why America became a superpower by examining the political and economic factors that have driven its ascendance and their relationship throughout history. Felix begins with the dawn of America, showing how America amassed wealth and political power from the start through wars, assertions of economic might, and the creation of a cultural and philosophical base. The nation began with a political order, derived from our British origins, which enabled our pragmatic culture to take advantage of the vast wealth of a near-virgin continent. Political and economic freedom were paired, authority yielding to both freedoms. Our farmers and businessmen were dreamers, manufacturing realities out of those dreams. Felix's account then makes a point of neoclassical economics as an anvil on which to hammer out a sharper sense of the content of our existence. This book, which demonstrates the author's zest for historical analysis and great story-telling ability, points to the central fact of a rising America--the intensely energizing interaction between polity and economy. The United States is the greatest power in world history, but the rise of another great power, China, is beginning to be increasingly apparent. One trusts that, drawing upon its deep resources, America will remember its history and traditions and continue as a superpower." (Front and back flap)‎

‎Minute scuffing on the DJ, parts underlined in pencil, aside from that like new. Pages are crisp and clean, no yellowing/foxing, not ex-library.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0271

‎Homersham Cox‎

‎The Institutions of the English Government: book 2, Judicature‎

‎London, Sweet, 1863. Book 2 "Judicature" only. Octavo, 225 x 155 mm, pp. going from 297 to 757 (roughly 450 pp.). Hardcover. Original burgundy half-leather, raised bands, author's name, title and vol. number stamped in gold on the spine, marbled endpapers. Small label at the bottom of the spine, some damage on the upper left of the front panel, corners rubbed. From the library of the Instituto dos Surdos Mudos (Institute for the deaf and mute) of Brazil with only one discrete stamp on the title page, no other library marking. "In The Institutions of the English Government (1863), Cox argued in terms of a constitutional "balance of powers", at variance with the contemporary theorists Walter Bagehot and A. V. Dicey. A History of the Reform Bills of 1866 and 1867 was acknowledged by the author as a partisan Liberal work. It was brought out in time for the 1868 United Kingdom General Election. He was a critic of the cross-party co-operation seen in passing the Reform Bill of 1867, arguing that democracy was being undermined." (Wikipedia)‎

‎Pages are mostly clean and well preserved. Overall a good, sturdy book. A rare find nowadays.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0278

‎Li Mu‎

‎Waves of the Blue River: Survival and triumph through one of history's greatest crimes in China‎

‎São Paulo, self-edited, 2017. One octavo softcover book of 228 x 154 mm, 118 pp. Many black and white pictures throughout the book. Translated from Chinese to English by David Curtis Wright with the author's help. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. A heart-wrenching and powerful story about a Chinese man who overcame many hurdles to escape an authoritarian government to ultimately land in Brazil, where he and his family fared well in peace. "Born in 1933, Li Mu, pseudonym of Dr. Yeung Chi Bor, is a Chinese-Brazilian doctor and acupuncturist. He grew up in the Chinese province of Guangdong under the Chinese Communist Regime. Targeted by the authorities as 'landlords', Yeung and his family were persecuted, defamed, tortured, and had their possessions confiscated. His father was executed and he was sent to labor camps. Throughout his struggle for survival, Yeung bore witness to one of the worst atrocities in history. He ultimately escaped as a refugee into Hong Kong in 1962 and, in 1977, made a great leap into the unknown, immigrating to Brazil at the age of 44. Dr. Yeung has three daughters and one son, and lives with his wife in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais."‎

‎This copy was obtained from the author himself and remained in a cabinet since then. Like new.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0298 ISBN : 197933160

‎Y. B. Zeldovich & A. D. Myskis‎

‎Elements of Applied Mathematics‎

‎Moscow, Mir, 1976. First English edition from the Russian original of 1972. Octavo. 22.5 x 16 cm, 659 pp. Editor's grey cloth hardcover with dust jacket. Black-and-white picture on the cover shown as frontispiece. Headband. Contents: Certain Numerical Methods, Mathematical Treatment of Experimental Results, More on Integrals and Series, Functions of Several Variables, Functions of a Complex Variable, Dirac's Delta Function, Differential Equations, Differential Equations continued, Vectors, Field Theory, Vector Product and Rotation, Calculus of Variations, Theory of Probability, Fourier Transformations, Digital Computers. Preface and Table of Contents at the beginning of the book, References and Index at the end.‎

‎A bit of wear and teat on the cover and corners, foxing on the laterals of the first pages, interior is crisp and clean, binding sound and edges cleaner than the usual book of that time. A good copy of a rare find.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0194

‎Various Authors‎

‎Amazonia by the Brazilian Embassy of London - #10‎

‎London, 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.‎

‎In good condition. A bit of wear on the covers, paper a bit faded, otherwise complete and clean.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0185

‎Alexis Carrel‎

‎Man, The Unknown‎

‎New York, Harper & Brothers, 1939. 2nd edition with a new introduction. A blue hardback volume, 213 x 147 mm, (xxv) 346 pp. Smooth spine with no mention written. SIGNED in French by William Close and his wife Tina on the half-title page. Their dedication says: "Tu ma vue [sic], puis tu a acheté ce livre !!! à un type magnifique, avec l'espérance qu'on se verra encore. Bill Close et sa petite femme Tina Close" (translation: "You saw me, then you bought this book!!! To an awesome guy, I hope we will meet again. Bill Close and his cute wife Tina"). Inscription from 1944 written on the title page. Contents list at the beginning. Introduction, Preface and eight chapters, the eighth being the most famous for some idea which would get out of the Overton window. "William Taliaferro Close (June 7, 1924 – January 15, 2009) was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first major outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever in Central Africa, and preventing its further spread. He was also the father of Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close and husband of Bettine Moore Close." (Wikipedia) Dr. Close's efforts proved instrumental in breaking the chain of transmission of the Ebola virus during a pandemic, saving thousands of lives, and investigated the progress of the AIDS pandemic soon after. Close wrote four books, which included chronicles of his experiences as a doctor in Zaire and Wyoming.‎

‎Some foxing throughout, otherwise all legible with no marking of any kind past the title page. A trace of William Close's adventurous, innovative and actually philanthropic life.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0201

‎Howard W. Jones Jr and William Wallace Scott‎

‎Hermaphroditism, Genital Anomalies and Related Endocrine Disorders‎

‎Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1958. First edition. A thick, in-quarto 268 x 202 mm (7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches) book with (xvi) 456 pp. Hardback, gold titling in a black spine panel on dark blue cloth covers. No dust jacket. Of note the French SANS TACHE ("stainless") motto shown at the bottom of the spine. Profusely illustrated with no less than 444 figures, mostly black-and-white photographs and a few drawings. Printed on bright coated paper.‎

‎A small bump on the front cover top right corner, otherwise in very good shape.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0213

‎Robin May‎

‎Behind the baton: A who's who of conductors‎

‎London, Frederick Muller, 1981. First edition. Black cloth hardcover, 24 x 16 cm, 152 pp. No dust jacket (you can find one easily in the UK or USA if you wish so). With title, author's name and editor's name on spine. Signed by author on free end paper. Illustrated with numerous black and white pictures. This is a series of orchestra conductor's profiles sorted by alphabetical order. An interesting, perhaps even encyclopedical reading for the connoisseurs of classical music. Cloth shows some defect at the bottom of the spine and front cover, some foxing on the first pages, otherwise a good copy. Other pages are clean and the binding is sturdy.‎

‎A rare signature from the important historian Robin May, who also authored Operamania, Theatremania, Who was Shakespeare?, A Concise Encyclopedia of the Theatre and several books on American history.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0231

‎Marie Beuzeville Byles‎

‎Journey Into Burmese Silence‎

‎London, George Allen & Unwin, 1962. First edition. Octavo, orange cloth hardcover, 223 x 145 mm with 220 (4 ff) pp. Title and author's name on the top of the spine, editor's name at the bottom with a white label. Green label of a London library on the paste down free endpaper, black and white one-page wide picture as frontispiece, black stamp of the Grupo Gurdjieff of São Paulo on the title page. Author's foreword, Table of contents, 13 chapters, Appendix on the Vipassana Meditation with the Ledi Sayadaw Method, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. With many black and white pictures printed on couché paper. "This is the account of the search for a quiet retreat in which to learn the art of meditation, that is, of how to still the thoughts and find the insight that lies beyond intellect. It tells of the ultimate finding of such a retreat at the Maha Bodhi Meditation Centre in Burma, and of life at this and other Burmese meditation centres."‎

‎Some foxing on the first pages and at a few margins, a dent on the front cover. Otherwise, no marking after the title page, pages are mostly clean and the text blocks are brights. Pictures are good. A rare account of a travel to the now Myanmar mountains in good condition.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0230

‎Myriam Andrade Ribeiro de Oliveira‎

‎Le sanctuaire du 'Bon Jésus de Matozinhos' de Congonhas / O Santuário de Congonhas e a Arte do Aleijadinho / The Shrine of the Lord Bom Jesus de Matozinhos at Congonhas‎

‎Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), Dubolso, 2007. Édition originale. Texte trilingue : en portugais, anglais et français, rédigé sur trois colonnes. In-8 carré, 212 x 208 mm, broché, 86 pp. Titre en portugais sur la couverture et le dos, titres traduits à l'intérieur. Envoi autographe de l'auteur avec dédicace au stylo noir sur la page de titre. Richement illustré de photos en couleur hors-texte et noir et blanc dans le texte, complet de son plan dépliant du sanctuaire en fin d'ouvrage. Agréable étude sur l'architecture et l'iconographie d'une église historique de Minas Gerais, avec de nombreuses indications sur les polychromies, la vie du Christ telle que représentée au fil d'un véritable parcours et le "Parvis aux Prophètes" unique à l'église. Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), Dubolso, 2007. First edition. Trilingual text: in Portuguese, English and French, written in three columns. Square octavo paperback, 212 x 208 mm, 86 pp. Title in Portuguese on the cover and spine, translated titles inside. Autographed by the author with dedication in black pen on the title page. Richly illustrated with color photos outside the text and black and white in the text, complete with his fold-out plan of the sanctuary at the end of the book. A pleasant study of the architecture and iconography of a historic church in Minas Gerais, with numerous indications on the polychromes, the life of Christ as represented over the course of a real journey and the "Court of the Prophets" unique to the church. elo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), Dubolso, 2007. Primeira edição. Texto trilíngue: em português, inglês e francês, escrito em três colunas. Brochura quadrada in-octavo, 212 x 208 mm, 86 pp. Título em português na capa e na lombada, títulos traduzidos no interior. Autografado pelo autor com dedicatória em caneta preta na página de título. Ricamente ilustrado com fotos coloridas fora do texto e em preto e branco no texto, completo com sua planta desdobrável do santuário no final do livro. Um agradável estudo da arquitetura e iconografia de uma igreja histórica em Minas Gerais, com inúmeras indicações nas policromias, a vida de Cristo representada ao longo de uma jornada real e o "Pátio dos Profetas" exclusivo da igreja.‎

‎Une étiquette sur la page de faux-titre, quelques traces sur la couverture, sinon bel état, intérieur propre et reliure solide. A label on the half-title page, some marks on the cover, otherwise good condition, clean interior and solid binding. Uma etiqueta na página de meio-título, algumas marcas na capa, fora isso em bom estado, o interior é limpo e a encadernação sólida.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0232

‎Dominique Perrault, architecte‎

‎Bibliothèque Nationale de France. 1989-1995‎

‎Bordeaux et Bâle, Arc en rêve / Birkhaüser, 1995. Seule et unique édition. Livre bilingue français et anglais. Envoi autographe de l'architecte, dédié au collectionneur brésilien Kim Esteve et à sa femme. Signé sur la garde blanche. On joint une lettre du bureau de Dominique Perrault en anglais audit couple. Un volume in-4 relié, 305 x 245 mm, (xxii) 208 pp. Relié pleine toile noire éditeur, titre embossé ton sur ton sur le plat de couverture, jaquette illustrée. Avec des textes de François Mitterrand, Jacques Toubon, Jack Lang, etc. Abondamment illustré de photos couleur du chantier, de plans, coupes et photos de lieux emblématiques de la BNF une fois celle-ci terminée. "En 1988, le président de la République François Mitterrand, dans la continuité des Grands travaux qui ont ponctué ses septennats, souhaite un établissement d'un genre encore inédit, capable tout à la fois de répondre aux besoins documentaires identifiés, et de proposer un espace public de vie, de travail et de découverte au cœur de la dynamique urbaine d'un quartier en construction. Dès 1989, à l'issue d'un concours international, l’architecte français Dominique Perrault est désigné lauréat, sur la base de son projet qui fait dialoguer l'architecture « groundscape » (l'aménagement du sous-sol comme principe urbain) avec l'édification de tours, le vide central avec la monumentalité des bâtiments, la minéralité de l'acier, du béton et du verre, avec la respiration organique du bois et du jardin intérieur. De sa conception à sa réalisation, la bibliothèque fut un terrain d'expérimentation permanent, suscitant de très nombreux débats, notamment autour du projet d'établissement – tardif dans le projet global et régulièrement modifié –, des coûts et du financement d'un si monumental bâtiment, des choix architecturaux – les circulations des documents et du personnels, le mobilier, le design intérieur."‎

‎Rare envoi autographe d'un architecte français contemporain qui aura marqué à jamais les bords de Seine.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0166

‎Various Authors‎

‎A Brief History of Varig‎

‎Rio de Janeiro, Varig Editora, 1991. En anglais. Seule édition de ce rare ensemble A4 en couleurs. Brochure in-4, 29,5 x 21,5 cm, non paginé (35 pp.). Deux pages de couvertures extérieures à rabats, séparées l'une de l'autre et du livret principal, la couverture avant comportant un dessin intérieur d'un avion sur un fond de lever de soleil coloré et une liste de la flotte d'avions Varig (rabat) et la couverture arrière une carte de toutes les lignes Varig dans le monde. "La plupart des membres de ce groupe d'hommes idéalistes qui se sont réunis le 7 mai 1927 dans une petite salle de l'Association commerciale de Porto Alegre n'auraient guère pu rêver que le bout de papier à signer, devant eux, sur la table, donnerait naissance à une organisation gigantesque connue et respectée dans le monde entier. Ces pionniers tenaces n'auraient jamais pu imaginer jusqu'où irait leur entreprise : leurs objectifs immédiats étaient beaucoup plus réalistes." Rubriques : The Beginning, A New Phase, The Expansion, New Routes, The Leaders, The Nineties, The Fleet, Training, Maintenance, On-Board Service, Informatics, Promotion, The Group. Rio de Janeiro, Varig Editora, 1991. In English. Only edition of this scarce A4 full-colored softcover set. In-quarto, 29.5 x 21.5 cm, unpaginated (35 pp.). Two pages of external covers with flaps, disbound from each other and the main booklet, the front cover featuring an inside drawing of a plane on a colorful sunrise background and a list of Varig planes fleet (flap) and the back cover a map of all Varig lines around the world with both covers showing a Varig blue and white plane on a similar background. "Most members of that idealistic group of men who met on May 7, 1927 in a small room at the Porto Alegre Commercial Association could hardly have dreamed that the piece of paper on the table to be signed would result in a gigantic organization, a company that would one day be known and respected around the world. Those tenacious pioneers could never have imagined how far their company would go, but they certainly knew that their immediate goals were very realistic." Sections: The Beginning, A New Phase, The Expansion, New Routes, The Leaders, The Nineties, The Fleet, Training, Maintenance, On-Board Service, Informatics, Promotion, The Group.‎

‎Rare et bel ensemble sur l'une des plus importantes compagnies aériennes d'Amérique du Sud. Créée par des Allemands, elle est devenue tout à fait brésilienne au fil des décennies et opère désormais sous le nom de Gol. A beautiful and scarce set about one of the most important flying companies of South America. Created by Germans, it has become thoroughly Brazilian and now operates under the name of Gol.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 180

‎Mark Twain‎

‎Christian Science. With Notes Containing Corrections To Date‎

‎Lepizig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1907. In English. A hardcover in-12 volume. 167 x 119 mm, 287 pp. + 31 pp. of editor's catalog at the end. Half-bottle green leather with corners, raised bands, bright green title piece with author's name and book title, green endpapers on the covers and inside. "Book I of this volume consists in matter written four years ago, but not hitherto published in book-form. I have now corrected these to the best of my ability and later knowledge. Book II was written at the beginning of the 1903, and has not until now appeared in any form. In it my purpose has been to present a character portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words solely, not from hearsay and rumour; and to explain the nature and scope of her Monarchy, as revealed in the Laws by which she governs it, and which she wrote herself." (Preface)‎

‎Covers and spine are rubbed, hinges heavily rubbed, a mark of insect attack on the front cover, corners rubbed. Some foxing with no loss to the text. Pp.39-42 are unbound. A fair copy of a book which has become incredibly hard to find.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0181

‎Fisher Marc‎

‎Le Millionnaire paresseux.‎

‎Builders vision. 2021. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Pliures. 181 pages - papier jauni, tranches frottées, trace d'étiquette sur le 1er plat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

‎Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R200129966

‎Maurilla Castello Branco, Michael Roberts, Lenny Niemeyer, Nicolas Martin Ferreira‎

‎Inside Rio‎

‎Paris, 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 !‎

‎Faibles traces de frottement sur la jaquette, sinon comme neuf.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0149

‎Pahlavi Ashraf‎

‎Visages dans un miroir - La soeur du Shah témoigne.‎

‎Robert Laffont. 1980. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 247 pages, nombreuses planches de photos en noir et blanc - Tranches frottées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

‎Traduit de l'américain par Marie-Josée Tubeuf et Robert Bré. Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R200129666 ISBN : 222100549

‎Dictus Rex Genus Astrum / Gnosis 67‎

‎Operation Blind Lord, Deluxe Edition‎

‎Spain, Fall of Man, 2022. One octavo 148 x 210 mm., 103 pp. Full red leatherbound hardcover with a Reptilian scales pattern. Front plate embossed in gold with one of the Gnosis 67 sigils. Limited to 72 hand-numbered copies. Hand-bound, with sewn spine and ribbon marker, e. Printed on 130 g. voluminous two side-coated cream paper with 140 g. black endpapers. Comes with a robust clamshell box bound in red leather with golden metal corners and a black inside part. Book is in new unread condition. Sold out at the publisher. About this book: After the success of Liber Evthanasias Lvx’s release in 2021, the occult organization known as Gnosis 67 is back with Operation Blind Lord. This new opus can be seen either as a direct follow-up or companion book to LEL, delving deeper into the organization’s philosophy and praxis. Gnosis 67 is a Satanic current that originates in northeastern Brazil and represents an occult movement that connects martial practices, ceremonial rituals and the deep personal development of those who enter this path. Human beings live imprisoned without knowing it. They believe in an illusory freedom, but their steps and their life as a whole are manipulated according to current guidelines. To fulfill these, and exercise their social status quo, they are willing to carry out their activities automatically. Their thinking, their concepts, their ideas, do not make them question, they just lead them to walk aimlessly. The material world is a true labyrinth, with its varied paths, whether they are different ideologies, patterns of behavior, consumption preferences or moral and ethical concepts, inevitably reflecting on the microcosm of man, in his inner labyrinth. He is lost and astray, with no possibility of orientation. But there are also those who, differentiating themselves from the others, do not fit into this posture and actively rebel against this situation. These have an adversarial divine spark and have a feeling of repulsion against the world ordered by the demiurge. They are not satisfied with inhabiting a weak and limited flesh body and are the ones who have taken the first step towards their awakening, due to a gnostic predisposition, the result of multiple reincarnations seeking to free themselves from the chains that imprison them on the lower plane of matter. They embark on some form of confrontation, either in the material sphere, through social and political actions, or in the spiritual sphere, embracing different traditions in a way to meet their desire for freedom, to break the bonds of the wheel of reincarnations. Gnosis 67, like a corrosive force that enters the universe created by the false god, provokes actions that aim at the rupture of the current aeon and the acceleration of cosmic destruction. Extremist and violent action is necessary and for that it requires, in addition to immersion in pain, the daily practice of discipline. The forms of action vary according to the space/time in which they are applied, spreading the toxic nonconformity that triggers the virulent revolt in the environment within its reach. Any oppressive standards, whether moral or ethical, will be crushed by its warlike might. Collected in Operation Blind Lord are the doctrines and practices of the Gnosis 67, taken the form of rituals, meditations and invocations, and pushed forward through physical and mental self-discipline. It also details more of the organization’s inner workings, and what it’s required to establish a regional cell connected to the Gnosis.‎

‎As new.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0130

‎Nathaniel Branden‎

‎Honoring the Self. Personal integrity and the heroic potentials of human nature‎

‎Los Angeles, Jeremy P. Tarcher / Houghton Miffin, 1983. First edition, second printing. Boldly signed by Nathaniel Branden on the first free endpaper (not a tip-in). In-4, 23 x 27 cm, 271 pp. Original dust jacket with flaps. Table of contents at the beginning. A small defect at the top of the DJ and at the bottom of the spine, otherwise VG. Pages are crisp and clear. Nathaniel Branden's Honoring the Self is a cornerstone of self-esteem psychology. The author was a long friend of Ayn Rand before launching his own, close yet unmistakably his, brand of worldview and knowledge of the human mind. "Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem," says pioneering psychologist Nathaniel Branden, "and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence--and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself--your self-esteem--is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life." (Inside flap)‎

‎Scarce when signed. An underrated signature!‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0119

‎Pierre Verger‎

‎Le Messager / The Go-Between : Photographies 1932-1962‎

‎Paris et New York, Revue Noire et D.A.P. (Distributed Art Publishers Inc.), 1996. Édition originale. Texte bilingue français-anglais. Grand in-4, 256 x 326 mm, 238 pp. Reliure illustrée noir et blanc sépia, cartonnage à la Bradel, dos noir avec titre en blanc. Introduction de Jean-Louis Pivin et de Pascal Martin Saint-Léon, postface de Charles-Henri Favrod. Tranchefile. Rare livre de photographies de Pierre Verger, dit Fatumbi, choisies parmi plusieurs milliers de clichés noir et blanc tirés sur trente ans. Des photos baignées de lumière, un carnaval d'une petite ville mexicaine dans les années 30, des dockers brésiliens dans les années 50, un trapéziste péruvien dans les années 40, des scènes de rue à Shanghai en 1937... sont autant d'instant d'un monde désormais disparu au fil des bouleversements politiques et sociaux.‎

‎Exemplaire issu de la bibliothèque de Kim Esteve, collectionneur d'art et bibliophile brésilien. Fendu horizontalement au milieu du dos, un peu jauni aux toutes premières pages, à part ça excellent exemplaire. Intérieur frais, photos pimpantes, reliure solide.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0117

‎Tobias Petterson, Ulf Henningsson (ed.)‎

‎The Encyclopedia of Swedish Progressive Music, 1967-1979. From Psychedelic Experiments to Political Propaganda‎

‎Stockholm, 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)‎

‎Covers are slightly rubbed and the corners are a bit bumped, otherwise pristine, intact, clean and with a firm binding.‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0131

‎Barnao Jack‎

‎Adios pesetas ! - Collection série noire n°2194.‎

‎Gallimard. 1989. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 309 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

‎Collection série noire n°2194 - Achevé d'imprimer le 3 août 1989 - traduit de l'américain par Paul Kinnet. Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R100075638 ISBN : 2070491943