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1979Tall folio in custom black boards with gilt title; 224 p. ; apprx 34 cm In Portuguese. Includes typed and hand-written letter from a Brazilian lawyer to an academic laid in. Facsimilar title page sports inscription by Pinto. Scarce thus. || Civil rights -- Brazil. Communism -- Brazil. Human rights -- Brazil. Geographic: Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1930-1945. Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1945-1954
1912Octavo in white printed original dust jacket and blue cloth; 307 p., port. ; 20 cm. In Portuguese. Appears to be a later printing, but has no later date.
Octavo in white printed self-wraps 561 p., frontis. port. ; 20 cm. In Portuguese.
1947Octavo in offwhite apper wraps; 302p. Portuguese novel. Modernism. // Roman portugais -- 20e siËcle.
1953Two octavo volumes in offwhite illus paper wraps; v., 379, 398 pp : port. ; 20 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sewn In Portuguese. Uncommon. // Bernardes, Manuel, 1644-1710. Spiritual life -- Catholic Church. Meditations.
1984Small quaro in coated illus white wraps; 84 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 63-65. In Portuguese. Uncommon. // Art, Baroque -- Brazil -- Minas Gerais. Art, Brazilian -- Brazil -- Minas Gerais. Barock. Kirchenbau.
1952Large octavo in tan printed, illus paper wraps; 254 p. In Portuguese. Scarce. WorldCat lists five holdings only. // Brazil -- History -- 1889-
2008Octavo in illus white paper wraps; 367 p. : ill. bib, ; 21 cm In Portuguese. Uncommon. // Working class -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- History. Classe trabalhadora -- condiÁıes sociais -- Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Usos e costumes -- Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Lazer -- Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social conditions. Brazil -- History -- 1889-1930.
2009Large octavo in illus color (blue & black) paper wraps; 283 p., b/w & color illus, bib, 23 cm. In Portuguese. Uncommon. // Bibliography. History of journalism, History of printing, History of the book. LittÈrature de colportage brÈsilienne -- Histoire et critique. PoÈsie populaire brÈsilienne -- Histoire et critique. Brazilian poetry -- History and criticism. Popular literature -- Brazil -- History and criticism. Chapbooks, Brazilian -- History.
2009Octavo in beige illus wraps; 238 p. ; 21 cm. In Portuguese. Uncommon. Introduces the reader to the dramatic account of the case Dami„o Ximenes, a patient with mental disorder who was detained, beaten and killed in a psychiatric clinic located in Sobral, in October 4, 1999. From this case, the author describes the public denunciation by Irene Ximenes Lopes Miranda, sister of Damiao, to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS), and shows the whole trajectory of the case up to the sentencing of Brazil by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in 2006. // Law. legal cases. Human rights -- Brazil -- Cases. Mental health laws -- Brazil -- Cases. Direitos e garantias individuais, -- Brasil. Direitos humanos. Doente mental, -- Brasil. Ximenes, Dami„o, 1969-1999. Ximenes, Dami„o, 1969-1999. Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
1980Large folio in black, color photo illus glossy paper-backed folding boards (with flap); 86 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 45 cm. Chielfy large-format photo reproducitons in color and black and white. In Portuguese. Uncommon. ** A large heavy item. Extra shipping costs may apply. Please inquire.** // Christian antiquities -- Brazil. Jesuits -- Missions -- Brazil. Sete Povos das Missıes Orientais do Uruguai (Brazil) -- History. Brazil -- Antiquities.
1959Small light brown octavo ; xv, 81 p, 19 cm In Portuguese, custome leather binding // Portuguese language -- Readers -- Language -- History
2001Blue front, yellow rear octavo (pink spine) ; 350 p. ; 24 cm In Portuguese // Brazil -- Poetry -- History
Tiny chip near top of spine. Else very minor shelfwear to book. DJ has edgwear with a few small chips. ; n.d. Inst. Cultural Judaico Marc Chagall. Oblong 8vo. 120pp, nicely illustrated. Text in English and Portuguese.; O Continente De Sao Pedro, Vol II; 120 pages
19078vo [23 x 16 cm]; [iv], 479 pp, frontis (port), 27 plates, 6 maps including 5 folding and 4 colored, tables, index. original blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, spine ends a little worn, map with short tear at fold, else a near fine solid and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Humphreys 14219: 'The expedition is the Madeira-Mamore railway expedition of 1878-91'. Welch 37. A fascinating account of exploration, especially along the Madeira River, the Amazon below Obidos and the travels from Bolivia.
18868vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvii, [i, list of illus], 444, 34 [publisher's catalog] pp, 10 plates, frontis with tissue guard, 2 folding maps including one quite large (tear at margin), index, includes the half title page. original orange pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine a little worn, good cover, internal hinge repaired, minor foxing on some pages, interior is clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled extensively in Brazil over a one year period, providing good descriptions of life, society, nature, etc. He collected 1132 plants, animals and insects. Humphreys 1421. Welch 37.
188712mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; viii, 242, 32 [publisher's ads dated July 1887] pp, frontis map with tissue guard, many illustrations from author's drwgs including title page vignette, index. original blue pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, corner & spine end wear, small label removed from spine, minor foxing on few leaves, rear cover with light stains, name on title margin, good or better copy. A picture of this book is available up Borba de Moraes I p. 284: 'The author visited Rio, Santos, and Sao Paulo. His impressions are very picturesque and accurate.' Besides the narrative of his travels to Brazil, the author describes his stay in Argentina, Buenos Aires, travels along the Parana, gauchos, etc. The author was an early tourist to the region, where most travel was either scientific or business. A scarce account not listed in most references on the region.
18568vo [24 x 15 cm]; xvi, [17]-469 pp, about 100 illustrations, appendix. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, edges worn, shelf-wear, endpaper stains, few light marginal stains, good+ tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Jones 246. Sabin 23313. Borba de Moraes 297: 'An excellent observer, he analyzed carioca life with extraordinary perspicacity. The religious life of the common people shocked him deeply. Of great value are the observations he wrote on the popular arts, tools employed, national dishes, illnesses, picturesque aspects of manners and customs, etc. The illustrations five very faithful renderings of the picturesque aspects of Brazilian life'.
1931large 8vo, 400pp, illus, 32 plates. original cloth, slightly faded spine, a fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important work, well-written and illustrated. "The Naturalist in Brazil" is the result of an extended expedition into Brazil during the twenties. Interpretative in feeling, it it unquestionably one of the finest general biological travel accounts on the South American continent". (Victor von Hagen, The Green World of the Naturalists)
1931large 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 400pp, 32 plates containing over 100 illustrations from photos, plus other illustrations from drwgs, index. original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, slightly faded spine, interior is clean and fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important work, well-written and illustrated, covering all aspects of the jungles of Amazonia, plants, animals, ecologies, etc, as well as the customs and character of the peoples. "'The Naturalist in Brazil' is the result of an extended expedition into Brazil during the twenties. Interpretative in feeling, it unquestionably one of the finest general biological travel accounts on the South American continent". (Victor von Hagen, The Green World of the Naturalists)
18708vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxiii, 620 pp, frontispiece with tissue guard, large folding map (short tear at stub but complete), 9 full-page plates & maps, numerous other illustrations including some not in list, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a bit faded but lettering clear, outer corner lightly bumped, very good sound and solid copy, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated account of the scientific results of the famed Thayer expedition, lead by Agassiz. Hartt was a former student of Agassiz and at the time of writing this work, professor of geology at Cornell University. Many plates and illustrations are views in Brazil.
19548vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 238 pp. original blue cloth, spine title lettering, fine and clean in near find dj (price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fascinating narrative of the expedition which the author was a part of, to collect birds in the Matto Grosso and Pantanal jungles and rain forests. In the attractively designed dust jacket.
18258vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; iv, 112, [list of plates] pp, 9 engraved plates, of which 4 are in photocopy, including three foldout plates, frontis. later cloth with title lettering on spine paper label, title page with margin worn & small chips, light foxing or soiling on few margins. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Borba d Moraes 545. Sabin 47022 (noting that the Colburn edition of 1820 had only 7 plates). Originally published in German, this is the only part that was translated into English at the time. A classic and early voyage into the jungles of Brazil and Amazonia, with much on the native peoples before the later massive development, on natural history and on jungle adventure.
18258vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; iv, 111, [i, list of plates] pp, 9 engraved plates including three foldout plates, frontis. new green morocco-backed boards, marbled endpapers, light dampstain in upper corner of first several leaves including frontis, one margin worn, overall a very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Borba d Moraes 545. Sabin 47022 (noting that the Colburn edition of 1820 had only 7 plates). Originally published in German, this is the only part that was translated into English at the time. A classic and early voyage into the jungles of Brazil and Amazonia, with much on the native peoples before the later massive development, on natural history and on jungle adventure.
187712mo [19 x 13 cm]; 3 volumes bound in one, 8, 232, [iv]; 67; vii, 202, [xxi, ads incl of hotels] pp, 12 plates including 4 folding, tables. original green pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, minor rubbing on edge, light mark on spine, small light inkstamp on spine, interior is clean and unmarked, endpaper bookplate of Joseph Carolin, very good+ sound copy. A picture of this book Three original editions bound together. On the third work, Borba de Moreas 601: 'He gives a detailed account of the German colony. Its is one of the best books on Rio Grande and colonization'. Welch 43. Mulhall was the owner of the Standard, an English newspaper in Buenos Aires. Nice plates of views, buildings, people, etc. Quite scarce.