Affable Savages; an Anthropologist Among the Urubu Indians of Brazil.
Illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Viking, 1957. vg. More
Illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Viking, 1957. vg. More
color and b/w illus. 8vo, cl.-backed bds. Boston, 1931. A novel set in the Amazon. More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1940. Introduction by Rockwell Kent. Biographical essay by Josias Leao. 92 black-and-white plates, 8 color. 9 pages of text, 4to, blue cloth (spine faded and somewhat spotted), tattered d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1940). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Number 487 of 525 individualized copies. More
many color illus. 4to, bds.; (corner bumped). N.Y.: Greystone, (1965). More
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1986. 108 color plates, 42 b/w plates, 2 maps. Band I and Band II, part I only. 2 vols. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly rubbed, otherwise very good). Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, (1986, 1988). Text in German. Lacks volume II, part II. Volume I describes 684 works on Brazil published from 1493 to 1919. Each entry gives a full bibliographic description of each book with useful commentary by the editor. Volume II, part I has the original slipcase..... More
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 2 volumes. Frontis illustration in each volume, 3 maps, 2 folding. 341 pages and 362 pages, 12mo, modern brown library buckram. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Both frontispieces and title pages foxed, with additional minor foxing on maps, red library stamps on title pages and scattered pages throughout, including plates. A tight, clean copy but for the library stamps. Very good(+) First edition in English. More
New York: Fundacion Cisneros, 2011. Introductory essay by Robert Storr. Illustrated throughout, some in color. 200 pages with text in English & Spanish. Thick 8vo, printed boards with red spine, issued without dust wrapper. New York & Caracas: Fundacion Cisneros, (2011). First edition. A fine copy, as new. The Fundacion Cisneros's CONVERSATIONS series is dedicated to preserving firsthand testimonies of leading artists and intellectuals from Latin America. More
Baltimore: Lucas, Fielding, 1824. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11 x 9.25 inches. Page measures 15 x 11.75 inches. Some minor foxing, some staining at page corners. In very good condition. This map shows the Empire of Brazil shortly after it declared independence from Portugal. Large but sparsely populated, the country at this time enjoyed a general stability that manifests here in Smith's dignified rendering. The map's most striking feature is its cartography, which frames the borders of..... More
Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Miniature view. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 6.5 x 4". Sheet measures 8.25 x 5.5". This miniature bird's-eye view shows the Brazilian city of Salvador, one of the oldest cities in the Americas and the colonial capital of Brazil. The importance of this city to colonial trade is indicated by the large ships that fill the foreground of the image on their way into the city's harbor. The map appeared in the French..... More
Sao Paulo: Joao Marino, 1983. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. 4to, olive glossy boards, d.w. (Sao Paulo): Joao Marino, (1983). First Edition. Fine. One of 1000 copies. More
New York: Atheneum, 1961. 177 pages. Slim 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, slightly worn at head of spine. New York: Atheneum, 1961. First edition. A very good clean copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Four short stories set in Barbados, Brooklyn, New York, British Guiana, and Brazil. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 2013. Black & white and color photographic illustrations. 232 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed printed boards. Cambridge: MIT Press, (2013). Boards slightly dust-soiled, otherwise a fine copy. More
Rio de Janeiro: Mauad Editora, 2002. Many color illustrations. 143 pages. Text in Spanish. 4to, pictorial boards. Rio de Janeiro: Mauad Editora, (2002). A near fine copy- boards lightly scuffed. More
New York: Literary Guild, 1939. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Literary Guild, 1939. More
London: Longmans, 1858. Illustrated with a large hand colored folding map with slight foxing as frontispiece. xvi, 466 pages. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full tan calf with a decoratively gilt spine and black leather spine label, page edges. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1858. First Edition. A fine copy. More
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 7/8" x 14 7/8". A beautiful map of Brazil, from 1850 including Uruguay, Paraguay, and Guiana. Hand colored to show provinces, and relief is shown by hachure. Rivers and cities are labeled. Features two insets, one of Paraguay, and the other showing Environs of Rio Janiero. Both insets also show major roads. Overall, this is an excellent copy of this map, with slight toning to..... More
Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1857. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 7/8" x 14 7/8". A beautiful 1857 map of Brazil, including Uruguay, Paraguay, and Guiana. Hand colored to show provinces, and relief is shown by hachure. Rivers and cities are labeled. Features two insets, one of Paraguay, and the other showing Environs of Rio Janiero. Both insets also show major roads. Overall, this is an excellent copy of this map, with slight toning to margins, not affecting..... More
Sao Paulo: Takano, 2001. With color images throughout. 152 pages with text in English. Small 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Sao Paulo: Takano), 2001. A fine copy. More
Paris: La Fondation Cartier, 2005. With color images throughout. 107 pages with text in French and English. Slim 4to, pictorial boards. (Paris): La Fondation Cartier, (2005). A fine copy. More
London: 1704. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 11" x 7". Johan Nieuhoff was a Dutch traveler with the Dutch East Indies and Dutch West Indies Companies, best known for his extensive trips through in Brazil, India and China. This piece is from the English posthumous edition of "Voyages and Travels into Brasil and the East Indies...". The National Library of Australia attributes this edition to A&J Churchill, publishers in London. View shows a woman referred to in the title as..... More
Worgl: Perlinger, 1981. Filled with black & white illustrations and color photographs of Carnival. 259 pages. Square 4to, cream cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is torn and worn. Worgl, Austria: Perlinger, (1981). Near-fine in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Amsterdam: Reiner adn Joshua Ottens. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image 18 3/4 x 22 inches. Amsterdam: 1740. In good condition. Dynamic Dutch sea chart of Brazil with north oriented toward the left. It first appeared in De Wit's 1675 sea atlas and maps the mouth of the Amazon down to Rio de la Plata, in Argentina. Giant processional cartouche by Romeyn de Hooghe describes European encounters with the New World and is placed in SE Brazil. A Spanish conquistador..... More
New York: Grossman, 1972. 273 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (edgeworn). New York: Grossman, (1972). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Buenos Aires: Imprenta del Estado, 1836. los Presidios Portugueses Coimbra y Albuquerque. Navigation tables, 58pp. 4to, modern 1/2 blue cloth, handwritten paper label on front cover, boards worn on edges of corners and bottom edges, scattered very light foxing. Buenos-Aires: Imprenta del Estado, 1836. First Edition. In 1790, the Viceroy of Buenos Aires was concerned about Portuguese settlements in the western territory of Paraguay. He sponsored this expedition on the Paraguay River to establish the border between Paraguay and Brazil..... More
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Just a quick message to let you know that I have received the book last week, 1726, in a French armorial binding. Just beautiful, a great addition to my collection. Thanks again for selling such quality items and hope to trade with you again. Best regards from France