Near-Fine in a Very Good,mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear that includes chipping. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to spine, decoration blind-stamped to upper cover, uncut, lxxi pp, 537 pp, xliv pp. Blue cloth with blind-stamped flora on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Only the slightest wear to bottom edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. From the first decisive steps toward the abolition of slavery in the early 1870s to the end of the First World War, every thread of Brazil's cultural fabric is examined." from the jacket flap.
In this volume he chronicles his country's transition from monarchy to repubic - a transition characterized by the introduction of a new form of governmnet but not a new social order. "This volume continues the great study of Brazilian civilization by Gilberto Freyre which began with The Masters and the Slaves and The Mansions and the Shanties. Edited and translated from the Portuguese by Rod W. The Restoration Movement glossary, supplementary reading list, additional recent books published in Brazil, index. Agricultural and Commercial Development VIII. Brazilian Society in the Late Nineteenth Century III. l, 422 (xxxiv) pp, translator's note, preface to the English-Language Edition, note on method, note on monetary values, historical note, historical outline, 1864-1914, map of Brazil in the early twentieth century, I. ADDITIONAL CHARGE WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping.
Price clipped Dust Jacket, encased in protective mylar, and Cover are clean, with minor bumping to corners, headbands and tails, age toning, rubbing and mild chipping to the DJ, bright Cover, and clear, crisply distinct lettering, artwork (both gilt stamped along cover spine) and Author photo.
Book is securely bound, mildly and uniformly age toned and, except for inked-out name to rear pastedown, free of other markings and blemishes. The last of Freyre's trilogy, a seminal study on Brazilian culture and civilization, this is a companion to the preceding The Masters and the Slaves: A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization, and The Mansions and the Shanties: The Making of Modern Brazil, each with different Translators. Horton, with preface and note to this Edition by the Author. Translated from the Portuguese and edited, with historical note and outline, by Rod W. 1st Printing of the 1970 Knopf 1st English-language Edition.
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