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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.
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Don Kowet, Pelé
Pelé by Don Kowet [signé par Pelé / signed by Pelé]
New 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.
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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.
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Alvimar et Gonzaga Rodrigues (ed. et texte)
Parahyba. A cidade, o rio e o mar / The city, the river and the sea / La ville, le fleuve et la mer
Rio de Janeiro, Bloch Editores, 1991. Livre trilingue portugais, anglais et français. Première et unique édition de cette oeuvre atypique consacrée à Paraíba, état du Nordeste brésilien, et à sa capitale en bord de mer João Pessoa. Grand in-4 relié, 302 x 245 mm pour 127 pages. Jaquette illustrée, imprimé sur papier couché, intérieur riche en photographies accompagnant le texte dont des photos double page. Blason de l'État de Paraíba en quatrième de couverture. "La capitale du Paraíba est une cité privilégiée. Elle est née entre le fleuve et la mer, elle a grandi dominant une colline de laquelle l'on voit, aujourd'hui encore, une végétation exubérante. Cette couverture est la marque la plus caractéristique de son paysage, de l'estuaire du fleuve aux plages de Tambaú, prévalant sur les toitures et les avenues, comme si ce lieu qui a tant impressionné le colonisateur portugais restait intact." (Tarcísio de Miranda Burity, gouverneur de l'État, Présentation) Rio de Janeiro, Bloch Editores, 1991. Book written in three languages: Portuguese, English and French. First and only edition of this atypical work dedicated to Paraíba, a state in the Brazilian Nordeste, and its shoreline capital city João Pessoa. Large hardcover 4to, 302 x 245 mm for 127 pages. Illustrated dust jacket, printed on coated paper, interior rich in photographs accompanying the text including double-page photos. Coat of arms of the State of Paraíba on the back cover. "The capital of Paraíba is a privileged city. It was born between the river and the sea, it grew dominating a hill from which one can still see, today, exuberant vegetation. This cover is the most characteristic mark. of its landscape, from the estuary of the river to the beaches of Tambaú, prevailing on the roofs and avenues, as if this place that so impressed the Portuguese colonizer remained intact." (Tarcísio de Miranda Burity, Governor of the State, Presentation) Rio de Janeiro, Bloch Editores, 1991. Livro trilíngue português, inglês e francês. Primeira e única edição desta obra atípica dedicada à Paraíba, estado do Nordeste brasileiro, e à sua figura histórica João Pessoa. Grande in-quarto encadernado, 302 x 245 mm para 127 páginas. Sobrecapa ilustrada, imprimido em papel couché, fartamente ilustrado com fotografias acompanhando o texto incluindo fotos de página dupla. Brasão do Estado da Paraíba na contracapa. "A capital paraibana é uma cidade privilegiada. Nasceu entre o rio e o mar, cresceu dominando um morro de onde, ainda hoje, avistamos uma vegetação exuberante. do estuário do rio até as praias de Tambaú, predominando nos telhados e avenidas, como se esse lugar que tanto impressionou o colonizador português permanecesse intacto." (Tarcísio de Miranda Burity, governador do estado, Apresentação)
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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."
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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)
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Women's Auxiliary to the Stranger's Hospital (compiled by)
Anglo-Brazilian Cook Book
Rio de Janeiro, Charles Frank Publications, 1947. 3rd Edition. Wide in-4, 318 x 140 mm, 162 pp. Bilingual text written in two columns, English on the left and Portuguese on the right. No editor mentioned at the beginning, various women mentioned throughout the text and credited for all recipes and tips explained. Two star bands on the top and bottom of the front cover, title and collective authorship on the front. Detailed index (8 pp.!) at the beginning of the book. Many empty pages left as "Memorandum" to be filled with notes. This now rare book is full of interesting recipes and tips. It features typical Brazilian dishes such as broinhas, Bahia patties or cheese tartlets as well as English or even French dishes. Though no pictures are included, this should give a lot of inspiration when it's time to cook! Rio de Janeiro, Charles Frank Publications, 1947. 3ª edição. Un volume grande in-quarto, 318 x 140 mm, 162 pp. Texto bilíngue em duas colunas, inglês à esquerda e português à direita. Nenhum editor mencionado no início, diversas mulheres nomeadas ao longo do texto e creditadas por todas as receitas e dicas descritas. Duas faixas de estrelas na parte superior e inferior da capa, título e autoria coletiva na capa. Índice detalhado (8 páginas!) no início do livro. Muitas páginas vazias deixadas como “Memorandum” para serem preenchidas com anotações. Este livro raro está cheio de receitas e dicas interessantes. Apresenta pratos típicos brasileiros como broinhas, empanadas baianas ou tortinhas de queijo, além de pratos ingleses ou mesmo franceses. Embora nenhuma foto esteja incluída, isso deve dar muita inspiração na hora de cozinhar!
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Renato Clark Bacellar
Brazil's Contribution to Tropical Medicine and Malaria: Personalities and Institutions
Rio de Janeiro, Gráfica Olímpia Editora, 1963. First and only English edition. Translated from the Portuguese by Anita Farquhar. Softcover. Octavo, 238 x 168 mm, 379 pp. Off-white cover and spine with author's name and book title. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white illustrations. Bibliography and index at the end. As the title shows, this book endeavors to show what Brazil did in matters of "tropical medicine". Here are a few chapter titles amongst the XV chapters: - Adolfo Lutz and the Bacteriological Institute of São Paulo - Vital Brazil and the Butantan Institute - Short History of Yellow Fever in Brazil - The tropical Medical Department at the Medical School of the University of Brazil - The National Institute of Rural Endemic Diseases
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Li Mu
Waves of the Blue River: Survival and triumph through one of history's greatest crimes in China [signed]
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."
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Antônio Joaquim de Souza Carneiro
Rubber in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Ministry of Agriculture/Superintendency of Rubber, 1913. In-8, 213 x 146 mm, 94 pp. First and only edition of this "booklet to be distributed abroad" (quoted by Gustavo Rossi, "Uma família de cultura", p. 48). Rebound in brown half-leather with a soft spine with gilt, modern-printed author's name and book title on it. Colored endpapers, no original cover, photograph of President Rodrigues Da Fonseca in frontispiece. Many photographic pictures printed on a different, whiter paper facing the text. Folding table p. 23. This book belonged to the library of the Laboratório Nacional de Análises. Two red library stamps, one on the first page and one on the last, the latter featuring another library stamp with a pen note. A concise yet detailed snapshot on the rubber industry in Brazil right before the First World War began. The author of this book is the father of Newton Carneiro (1914-1987), a Brazilian politician who was elected deputy for the state of Curitiba and led sections of the Rotary Club and Alliance Française.
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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.
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Aracy Amaral
Arts in the Week of '22 [1922]
São 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."
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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.
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Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Hugh Hefner
Playboy's Little Annie Fanny - New! Improved!
Playboy Press, 1972. By Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. Introduction by Hugh Hefner. From Playboy Press, this is a new and improved, with 30 extra pages, edition of the very first collection of Harvey Kurtzman’s Little Annie Fanny. Ever since bursting onto the scene (and out of her sweater) in October 1962, Little Annie Fanny has been a fan favorite of Playboy readers. This collection of some her funniest stories will leave you in stitches, as Little Annie takes your breathe away! Twenty-six complete episodes, and an introduction by Hugh Hefner.
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Graziano Gaspirini & Luise Margolies
Inca Architecture
Indiana University Press, 1980. First edition. Translated to English by Patricia J. Lyon, foreword by John Murra. A huge in-4 hardcover book. Brown and red boards in dust jacket. Widely illustrated. With a map as a frontispice, presentation text and author's presentation in flaps. Discrete stamp of a Brazilian bookshop on a free endpaper. "Separate chapters are devoted to technical and formal antecedents, urban settlements, domestic structures (generally ignored in architectural analyses), the architecture of power (constructions built for collective, administrative, military, and religious purposes), and technical and aesthetic problems.In addition to such well-known sites as Cuzco and Machu Picchu, Gasparini and MArgolies highlight other important but less famous settlements: Pikillaqta, Ollantayatambo, Huanuco Pampa, Willka Waman, and Tambo Colorado."
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Robin May
Behind the baton: A who's who of conductors [signed]
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.
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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.
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Dominique Perrault, architecte
Bibliothèque Nationale de France. 1989-1995 [signé]
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."
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Jane Austen
Mansfield Park
Londres, Dent et New York, Dutton, 1907, coll. "The Series of English Idylls". In-8, 200 x 123 mm, 206 pp., avec 24 illustrations dont un frontispice de Charles E. Brock. Relié plein maroquin vert princier, dos à faux-nerfs, caissons et ornements dorés, titre et nom d'auteur en doré, filets dorés aux plats, double filets dorés sur les chasses, tranches de tête dorées, roulettes aux contreplats avec motif étoilé aux petits fers aux coins extérieur, gardes colorées aux motifs bleutés. Reliure signée Riviere & Son. Une image en frontispice, page de titre sur papier couché, table des matières et liste des illustrations en début d'ouvrages, illustrations colorées hors-texte tout au long du livre. Agréable exemplaire, élégamment relié et illustré avec un certain pittoresque. London, J. M. Dent & Co. and New York, Dutton & Co., 1907. A copy of Jane Austen's 'Emma' published by Dent in The Series of English Idylls in 1907. In-8, 206 pp., 73/4" - 93/4". Frontispiece, title page and 22 other plates (i.e. 24 plates in total) with delicate watercolour illustrations by Charles E. Brock. Full green leather hardcover. Gilded boards. Five raised bands on spine. First and last endpapers, those right on the other sides of the backings, show gilded roulettes signed "Bound by Riviere & Son."
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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)
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G. de Rooij
Practical Shipbuilding 3A: A manual for the construction of seagoing merchant ships and war-ships
Haarlem, De Technische Uitgeverij H. Stam N.V., 1961. Revised edition. Volume 3A only. A big in-4 blue navy hardcover volume of 30 x 22cm, 386 pp. Sold with its original dustjacket which seems to be so often missing these days. Widely illustrated. "Ships and Marine Engines Volume IIIA." Complete with all unfolding figures.
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Deaver Jeffery
Des croix sur la route - A toute vitesse - Deux enquêtes de Kathryn Dance.
France Loisirs /des Deux Terres. 2013. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Papier jauni. 699 pages, couverture contrepliée - taches sur les pages de garde et de faux-titre, étiquette sur le 2e plat.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
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Ennis Michael
1502.
Le Grand Livre du Mois / Le cherche midi. 2013. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 574 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R200129953
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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
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R200129966
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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 !
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Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
New York, Castle Books / Greystone Press, 1953. A small in-16 booklet of 145 x 97 mm, 105 pp. Black half-leather with an embossed title piece on the front cover, both covers adorned with marbled papers and with small, finely gilt-tooled stylised fleurons. Laminated covers. Decorated with an ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING on the page facing the title page. Beautiful drawing of a man in Middle Eastern clothes leaning on vessels with a long pipe at hand and a voluminous turban on his head. Not signed, unknown author. A gem of a book for a piece of immortal poetry.
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Suzanne Collins, Guillaume Fournier (Traduction)
Hunger Games - Tome 2 : L'embrasement
POCKET JEUNESSE. 2012. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 399 PAGES. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : RO20272400
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Mario Testino
Any objections? [signed]
London, Phaidon, 1999. A hardbound in-quarto volume with dust jacket and protective mylar, 278 x 200 mm, 146 pp. SIGNED by Mario Testino at the top of the title page. "Provocative and unexpected, Any Objections? is a lightning roller-coaster of unpublished images which brilliantly illuminates the vision of one of photography's shrewdest eyes. Fashion and the gutter, nature and artifice, high life and low, jostle for his attention. Faces of the very famous in the least expected places, bodies of the very beautiful, landscapes and cities, close friends and extraordinary passersby all find their place in a pattern which is held together by Testino's evident sense of the absurd. The book is an insight into the raw material of fashion, where a glimpse of life from a street in Tangier can be the inspiration for a fashion story in New York. At once diary and commentary, picture after picture (all reproduced full-page) provoke reactions as diverse as their subject-matter: from shock to amusement and from surprise to delight. Whether or not you have any objections, you can't help being intrigued by Testino's very personal view of the world that surrounds him." (Front flap)
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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.
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Nathaniel Branden
Honoring the Self. Personal integrity and the heroic potentials of human nature [signed]
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)
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Instituto Tomie Ohtake
Ruy Ohtake: Arquitetura e a Cidade / Ruy Ohtake: Architecture and The City / Ruy Ohtake: Arquitectura y la ciudad
São Paulo, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2009. Wide, oblong in-4 of 30 x 31 cm for 323 pp. Text written on three columns on Spanish, English and Portuguese. Hardcover with dust jacket, turquoise covers, black endpapers, printed on neat couché paper. Headband. Lavish art book dedicated to Ruy Ohtake's amazing architectural works. Throughout São Paulo and beyond, this master architect managed to remain ever-creative and lead the Brazilian contemporary architecture, or perhaps the paulista one. Texts by Agnaldo Farias, Paulo Herkenhoff, Rodrigo Queiroz, Roberto Segre, Julio Roberto Katinsky and others. Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in Ohtake's curvy, unmistakable creations such as the Hotel Unique, Condomínio Portal da Cidade, Edificio Tomie Ohtake, Duchamps Villon, Lagoa 1000, Maison de mouette, Montblanc, Anhangabaú building and many others!
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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.
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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)
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S. L. Mayer (ed.)
The Best of Signal: Hitler's Wartime Picture Magazine, 3 vol.
This is the complete 3-volume hardcover set published in the 80s by S. L. Mayer at Bison Books / Magna Books about Nazi Germany's illustrated, pan-European magazine. These volumes are usually sold separately and are very hard to come by all together. All in-folio, 307 x 230 mm with dust jacket. All with original Signal articles translated to English, lavishly illustrated, printed on couché paper. First volume: Signal. Years of Triumph, 1940-42, second impression, 1978. Unpaginated. Second volume: Signal. Years of Defeat, 1943-44, second edition, 1979. Unpaginated. Third volume: The best of Signal, [1984], 1987 reprint. Unpaginated.
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Un comité de juristes / International Committee of Jurists
Injustice as a System: Systematic Infractions in the Law by the Soviets
La Haye, International Committee of jurists, 1952. Rapport extrêmement rare, unique édition. Un grand in-4 de 30 x 21,5 cm pour (ff) 249 pp. En anglais. Relié, dos muet, demi-tissu velours noir, plats en papier marbré vert, gardes colorées. Avec un mot de Jacob Kaiser, Ministre fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la RFA, et du Dr Theo Friedenau, directeur du Comité d'investigation des juristes en faveur de la liberté dans la zone soviétique. Premiers feuillets non paginés. Ensemble de rapports et de documents relatifs à la zone d'occupation soviétique en Allemagne après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Témoignage de la guerre froide entre l'Occident et l'Union soviétique, le livre cherche à prouver le non-respect du droit international et des droits de l'homme en Allemagne de l'Est en 1952. "Pendant des décennies, les Soviétiques ont magistralement réussi à empêcher le monde libre de jeter un œil derrière le « rideau de fer ». Cependant, les méthodes sataniques de leur despotisme et leurs plans de révolution mondiale ont fini par être révélés. Les rapports d'anciens prisonniers de guerre, de fonctionnaires devenus renégats et évadés, de personnes ayant vécu dans les États satellites d'Europe de l'Est et dans la zone soviétique de l'Allemagne parlent un langage émouvant qui leur est propre. Et les documents réunis dans ce recueil sont encore plus révélateurs que ces rapports." Issu de la bibliothèque du cabinet d'avocats José Thomaz Nabuco de Araújo, l'un des principaux spécialistes brésiliens du droit international. *** The Hague, International Committee of Jurists, 1952. Extremely rare report, unique edition. Large 4to, 30 x 21.5 cm for (ff) 249 pp. In English. Hardbound, blank spine, half black velvet cloth binding, green marbled paper boards, coloured endpapers. With a word from Jacob Kaiser, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the FRG, and Dr. Theo Friedenau, director of the Investigation Committee of Jurists for Freedom in the Soviet Zone. First pages are unpaginated. This is a collection of reports and documents relating to the Soviet occupation zone in Germany after the Second World War. A testimony to the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union, it seeks to prove the non-respect of international law and human rights in East Germany in 1952. "For many decades the Soviets have succeeded in a masterly manner to prevent the free world from casting a look behind the 'Iron Curtain'. Yet the satanic methods of their despotism and their plans for world revolution have finally become known. Reports by former prisoners of war, by functionaries who turned renegade and escaped, and by people who lived in the East-European satellite states and the Soviet zone of Germany speak a moving language of their own. The documents, however, which are contained in this collection, are even more revealing than these reports." From the library of the law firm of José Thomaz Nabuco de Araújo, one of Brazil's leading specialists in international law.
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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
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R100075638 ISBN : 2070491943
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Mars Lyla
The perfect match - Tome 1: I'm not your soulmate.
Harper Collins. 2023. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos plié, Mouillures. 471 pages, bandeau d'éditeur conservé - mouillures sur les plats et les pages ne génant pas la lecture, tranches et coins frottés, plats partiellement désolidarisés du corps de l'ouvrage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R200129573 ISBN : 103391696
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CONNELLY MICHAEL - PEPIN ROBERT (traduction)
Séquences mortelles
CALMANN LEVY NOIR. 2021. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 433 PAGES - avec bandeau d'editteur. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : RO20272284
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LAURA INGALLS WILDER- GARTH WILLIAMS- SEYRES HELEN
La petite maison dans la prairie - Tome 1 - Collection Castor Poche N°120
FLAMMARION. 1998. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. environ 350 PAGES - Nombreux dessins en noir/blanc, dans le texte- pliure sur le 2e plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : RO20272294
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Sérgio Guerra
Hereros / Angola
Salvador 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.
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ALCOTT LOUISA - MARCIREAU J. (version francaise)
Les quatre filles du Dr. March
EDITION BELLEVUE. 1973. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 151 PAGES - nombreuses planches en couleur + lettrines en noir/blanc + contreplats et gardes illustrés en rouge et blanc - jaquette en état d'usage/correcte - 2 photos disponibles. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : RO20272137
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Shorris Earl
Les cavaliers de la colère - Le roman de Pancho Villa - Collection nouveau cabinet cosmopolite.
Stock. 1983. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 466 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : R100075261
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William Coleman et autres (Various Authors)
A Collection of the Facts and Documents Relative to The Death of Major-General Alexander Hamilton
New York, Hopkins & Seymour, 1804. First edition. Octavo, 22 x 14 cm, (4 ff.) 238 pp. Bound in half-grained wine leather with corners. Spine almost smooth with very light raised bands; title and name of the publisher William Coleman, of the Evening Post, stamped in gilt block letters; multiple gilt fillets on and around the bands; gilt fleurons; date on the lower spine. Dark marbled covers, gilt fillets on the joints and corners. Marbled endpapers with glowing patterns tinged with orange, blue and cream waves. Contemporary binding. Title page with pen signature, word from the New York district chief Edward Dunscomb, preface--all unpaginated. Some uncut pages. This book brings together five collections of texts linked to the person of Alexander Hamilton, founding father of the then very young Republic of the United States. Of note: a few letters by Aaron Burr, the man who killed Hamilton in a duel... "An American statesman, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an influential interpreter and promoter of the American Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and The New York Post newspaper. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the principal author of the economic policies of George Washington's administration. He initiated the financing of state debts by the federal government as well as the creation of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Great Britain. His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch, a strong commercial economy, with a national bank and support for manufacturing, and a strong military. This vision was challenged by the more agrarian Founding Fathers of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, who formed a rival party. They favored strong states based in rural America and protected by relevant state militias rather than a strong national army and navy. They denounced Hamilton as too pro-Britain and the monarchy in general, and too oriented toward cities, businesses, and banks. This volume was published the same year that Hamilton died in the duel with Aaron Burr." Extremely rare book, the few remaining copies of which survive in libraries in the United States or sell for over $2,000. *********************************** New York, Hopkins & Seymour, 1804. En anglais. Édition originale. In-8, 22 x 14 cm, (4 ff.) 238 pp. Relié demi-chagrin lie-de-vin à coins. Dos quasi lisse aux nerfs très légers, titre et nom de l'éditeur William Coleman, de l'Evening Post, frappés en caractères d'imprimerie dorés, multiples filets dorés aux nerfs, fleurons dorés, date en queue. Plats marbrés sombres, filets dorés aux mors et coins. Pages de garde marbrées à motifs rougeoyants teintés de vagues oranges, bleu et crème. Reliure d'époque. Page de titre avec signature à la plume, mot du chef de district de New York Edward Dunscomb, préface d'une page non paginés. Quelques pages non coupées. Ce livre regroupe cinq recueils de textes liés à la personne d'Alexander Hamilton, père fondateur de l'alors toute jeune République des États-Unis. À noter la présence de lettres d'Aaron Burr, l'homme qui tua Hamilton lors d'un duel... "Homme d'État américain, Alexander Hamilton (11 janvier 1755 ou 1757 - 12 juillet 1804) fut un interprète et un promoteur influent de la Constitution américaine, ainsi que le fondateur du système financier du pays, du Parti fédéraliste, de la Garde côtière américaine et du journal The New York Post. Premier secrétaire au Trésor, Hamilton fut le principal auteur des politiques économiques de l'administration de George Washington. Il prit l'initiative du financement des dettes des États par le gouvernement fédéral ainsi que de la création d'une banque nationale, d'un système de tarifs douaniers et de relations commerciales amicales avec la Grande-Bretagne. Sa vision comprenait un gouvernement central fort dirigé par un pouvoir exécutif vigoureux, une économie commerciale forte, avec une banque nationale et un soutien à l'industrie manufacturière, ainsi qu'une armée forte. Cette vision fut contestée par les pères fondateurs de Virginie plus agrariens, Thomas Jefferson et James Madison, qui formèrent un parti rival. Eux favorisaient des États forts basés dans l'Amérique rurale et protégés par des milices relevant de l'État plutôt que d'une armée et d'une marine nationales fortes. Ils dénonçaient Hamilton comme trop favorable à la Grande-Bretagne et à la monarchie en général, et trop orienté vers les villes, les entreprises et les banques. Ce volume fut publié la même année que la mort d'Hamilton lors du duel avec Aaron Burr." Livre rarissime dont les quelques copies restantes subsistent dans des bibliothèques aux États-Unis ou se vendent à plus de 2000 dollars.
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William Hadfield
Brazil, The River Plate and The Falkland Islands with the Cape Horn route to Australia Including notices of Lisbon, Madeira, the Canaries, and Cape Verds
London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854. First edition. Octavo, 228 x 150 mm, (vi) 384 pp. Publisher's binding, work on the covers, flat spine, author's name and title printed in slightly faded gilt. Portrait of Dom Pedro II as frontispiece. Illustrated by Sir W. Gore Ouseley, KCB, and Sir Charles Hotham, KCB, for Paraguay. Contents, Explanatory Preface, Introduction, 15 chapters plus an additional chapter on the Falkland Islands, two fold-out maps (one of the Falkland Islands and one of colored South America) at the end of the book. "The author wishes here to present an overview of the position and condition of Brazil in general, to accustom those who follow him in these pages to recognize the points he will expound as a result of his experience, particularly concerning the machinery of commercial matters in Brazil... Men competent to speak of Brazil have either assumed that the public knew almost as much as they did, and neglected very interesting subjects, thinking they meant little, and talking too much about the trivialities of their personal journey, or, on the contrary, have applied an exhaustive process to discuss history and topography in an almost intolerable level of detail. The author of these lines... has endeavored to navigate between these two extremes as much as he could." (Chapter V, translated) A lavishly illustrated, almost complete work (descriptions generally indicate three fold-out maps; this one includes two), which allows us to follow the evolution of imperial Brazil after works such as those of Henry Koster or Saint-Hilaire. ****** Londres, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854. Édition originale. In-8, 228 x 150 mm, (vi) 384 pp. Reliure éditeur, travail sur les plats, dos lisse, nom d'auteur et titre imprimés en doré quelque peu effacé. Portrait de Dom Pedro II en frontispice. Illustré par Sir W. Gore Ouseley, KCB, et Sir Charles Hotham, KCB, pour le Paraguay. Sommaire, Préface explicative, Introduction, XV chapitres plus un chapitre supplémentaire sur les îles Falkland, deux cartes dépliantes (une des Falkland et une de l'Amérique du Sud colorée) en fin d'ouvrage. "L'auteur souhaite ici présenter un aperçu de la position et de la condition du Brésil en général, pour habituer ceux qui le suivront dans ces pages à reconnaître les points qu'il va exposer à la suite de son expérience, en particulier concernant la machinerie des sujets commerciaux au Brésil... les hommes compétents pour parler du Brésil ont soit présumé que le public en savait presque autant qu'eux, et négligé des sujets très intéressants, en pensant qu'ils ne signifiaient pas grand-chose, et en parlant trop des trivialités de leur voyage personnel, ou au contraire ont appliqué un processus exhaustif pour parler de l'histoire et de la topographie avec un niveau de détail presque intolérable. L'auteur de ces lignes... s'est efforcé de naviguer entre ces deux extrêmes autant qu'il l'a pu." (chap. V, traduit) Ouvrage abondamment illustré, quasi complet (les descriptions indiquent généralement 3 cartes dépliantes, celui-ci en comprend 2), qui permet de suivre l'évolution du Brésil impérial après des œuvres comme celle d'Henry Koster ou de Saint-Hilaire.
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George Anson, Richard Walter
Voyage Around the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. Compiled from papers and other material and published under his direction by Richard Walter, M.A.
London, 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."
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Baldwin
Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1893. In-quarto, 278 x 203 mm, 79 pp. Scarce first edition. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Floral patterned paper eps 1st edition. Features an intriguing black stamp "Baldwin Locomotive Works / Unicos Azeites no Brazil / Rio de Janeiro" on the title page. Includes Baldwin's advertisement at the end of the book. Frontis, from a photograph, showing an interior factory view of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Images, from photographs, of the 14 engines on exhibit. Woodcut of "Old Ironsides", 1832 locomotive built by Matthias Baldwin. 4to. 10-7/8" x 7-3/4" Baldwin exhibited 14 locomotives in the Exposition including an Express Passenger Locomotive, "American Pattern" [Class 8-34 C]; 3 Compound Express Passenger Locomotives, a "Double-Ender" Type, Wootten Fire-Box [Class 8 20/38 1/4 C, No. 694], an "American Type" [Class 8 20/38 C, No. 450] & a "Special High-Speed" Type [Class 8 20/38 1/4 C, No. 13,350]; a Passenger Locomotive, "American" Type [Class 830 C, No. 13,400] and other divers models such as a Logging Locomotive, "Double-Ender" Pattern [Class 8=22 1/4 C, No. 13,361].
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William Gregory
The Journal of a Captured Missionnary Designated to the South Pacific Ocean, in the Second voyage of the Ship Duff, Captured by Le grand Buonaparte, off Cape Frio
London, 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 ».
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Higgins Kristan
L'Amour et tout ce qui va avec - Collection Mosaïc.
Harlequin. 2012. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 458 pages - papier jauni.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
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Alan Moore & David Lloyd
Absolute V for Vendetta [signed with a drawing]
USA, DC Comics/Vertigo, 2023. Tall and heavy hardcover, in-folio book. 32 x 21 cm, 384 pp. Signed by David Lloyd on title page, with a sketch of V on blue pencil alongside signature. With dust jacket, a black silk signet and a slipcase nicely housing the book. "Alan Moore and David Lloyd's powerful epic about loss of freedom and individuality gets the Absolute treatment! Taking place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet, V FOR VENDETTA was the inspiration for the hit 2005 movie starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. This amazing graphic novel spotlights a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask and his young protégé as they fight political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil and details a world where political and personal freedoms are non-existent."
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Dr. Ralph Millard, Jr, M.D., F.A.C.S
Cleft Craft. The Evolution of its Surgery II. Bilateral and Rare Deformities
Boston, Little Brown and Company, 1977. Vol. 2 only of this nowadays scarce set. In-4, 285 x 225 mm, (8 ff.) 922 pp. A heavy 3.5 kgs volume about facial surgery. Lavishly illustrated with black and white drawings and pictures as well as a few colored photographs. Hardcover blue cloth, no DJ as issued. Top edge gilt, headband, signet. Text block lightly soiled, a very small hole (insect bite) throughout, some wear and tear on the spine, otherwise a good volume with a crisp and clean interior.
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