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Libros antiguos y modernos

Ewbank, Thomas

Life in Brazil; Or, a Journal of a Visit to the Land of Cocoa and the Palm. Containing illustrations of ancient South American arts in recently discovered implements & products of domestic industry, & works in stone, pottery, gold, silver, bronze, etc.

1856

173,90 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1856
Lugar de impresión
New York. Harper & Brothers Publishers
Autor
Ewbank, Thomas
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - South America Brazil
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [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'.
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