Lau Percy (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Fifth Edition. Fifth Edition. Book is in the Portuguese language. Sound binding and hinges. Pages slightly tanned with occasional penciled notes in margins. Pictorial paper over boards is bumped at corners with overall shelf wear, tanning, light soiling. Culture, customs, and people of northeastern Brazil. Illustrated with line drawings. 9.25" tall; 95 pages. Illustrated by Percy Lau (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Beige pictorial stiff card boards with black lettering on covers and spine, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, cover shows light rubbing and staining. Binding breaking at rear hinge, where there is some unsightly glue residue, otherwise binding is tight. Pages quite tan and somewhat soiled, signature on first free end page is the only marking. 95 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment. Percy Lau (illustrator). …

Condition: New. In English. Lau, Percy (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st. Pictorial hardcover binding squarer and tight, bumped corners with boards showing through, wear top and bottom of spine. Ffep removed - title page first in book. Rest of book clean bright and tight. 259 pages with index + atlas in the back. Information current through early 1950's about Latin America, Mexico, Central America, The West Indies; Brazil, Andes; Chile, etc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lau, Percy (drawings); Tschirky, Rober and Young, Alan (art); Brammell, James A. (cartography) (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Sept. 28 (weekend SALE item)* 7th edition, 467 pp., Paperback, corners bumped, spine and covers age-toned else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Sixth edicion, oversize softcover measuring 7.5 x 10.5 inches, xii + 443 pages in Portuguese, illustrated with numerous line drawing illustrations of Brazil's people and vocations; covers badly solied / worn / taped; internally near Very Good, binding square and tight, light toning to outer page edges, a couple of worm holes in margin not affecting the text. Percy Lau (illustrator). …

Softcover. 4°, Originalheft der Zeit, komplett mit den Seiten 162 - 188 der fortlaufenden Paginierung. Papierbedingt etwas gebräunt. Der Einband leicht berieben mit horizontaler Faltspur. Sonst sauber und in gutem Zustand. Auf der Rückseite des Titelblatts werden die Autoren des jeweiligen Hefts ausführlich vorgestellt. --- Das Titelbild nach einer Zeichnung von Percy Lau. Aus dem Inhalt: Ernest Hemingway: Der Spieler, die Nonne und das Radio, Maxim Gorki: Die Frau mit den blauen Augen, Evelyn Waugh: Bella Fleace gab eine Gesellschaft, Arturo Loria: Der Blinde und die Bellona, Jean Genet: Im Hafen und Henry Miller: Wahnsinn einer gigantischen Stadt. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Leuchtender Herbstbeginn! Wie wäre es mit einem guten Buch? Bei uns werden Sie fündig, stöbern Sie in unserem Ladengeschäft oder online. -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! K19499C-130679.…

Slipcase rubbed with white side panel additionally soiled; seams remain firm. Large paperback. Covers rubbed with some scuffing/wear at edges and along joints; creasing and short tear at bottom of rear cover. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Monograph regarding Peruvian-born artist Percy Lau who spent most of his long and lauded artistic career in Brazil. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.75 pounds (2.15 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. 80 pages. Paperback, staple bound with stiff illustrated paper covers. Text in Portugese. Illustrated with black ink line drawings by Percy Lau. Cover has a moderate amount of wear to the edges and soiling and rubbing to the covers, with a degree of silhouetting and browning from sun exposure. Still, the binding is tight and solid with what appears to be an unmarked interior. Lau, Percy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Trairi River Belabours Hinterland is a written novel that belongs to the school of neorealism and it includes the aspect of a country regionalism. It is with the presentation of the intellectual, lawyer, university Professor of law and writer PhD David de Medeiros Leite. This book narrates a corner of northeastern Brazil with a timeline between the 1960s and 1980s. The novel chronicles typically Brazilian social factors such as: poverty, hunger, social helplessness, pride of politicians and farm owners, hopelessness and government dictatorships - something to partly portray periods lived in various chapters of Brazil's history. At time the story gives way to the softness of companionship, poetry, the appreciation of country cuisine, the beautiful landscapes of harsh nature, the experience in a traditional place with strong traces of a hospitable and fraternal community. The novel is written in third-person by a narrator-character named Mario, but there're voices of other characters allowed in the course of facts and situations. As for the genre of the novel follows the line of groups of writers who analyze the structures of urban and rural realities, that is the conflict of man with the geographical and socioeconomic environment, besides bringing classic subjects of national literature such as: "rule of the coronels" (Brazil's Old Republic), rural exodus, drought, elitism, corruption in governments, exported gangsterism, governmental authoritarianism, populism. Differentiating a little from the novels already published in this category, current airs are introduced when for example the dilemma of drought is presented as a consequence of deforestation and other corrupt activities that destroy the environment; issues such as homophobia, xenophobia, political ideological disputes of the Right-wing political versus Left-wing in schools, partisan proselytizing in public offices, political phobias, false moralism, etc., it all is reported in this book. The novel comes as well as criticism of social and governmental utopias in a fictitious state to the Brazilian intertwined in contradictions, provincialism, authoritarianism, antisemitism, racism and segregationism, which society leaders despise their people, their culture, their nature, in aversion to the roots and fruits from hinterland way of life. Moreover about the protagonist Mario, it has been similar to the conception of the anti-hero (modern hero), dressed by the rascality, cleverness, "Brazilian way" (rascality), in order to circumvent the rules of the law and survive in the midst of the challenges and difficulties of life. There are numerous characters who are social types of the reality of urban and rural spaces, such as the prostitute, the churchgoer, the landless, the beggar, the priest, the mayor, the judge, the chief of police officer, the gay, etc. They represent the displaced, the excluded and the exalted in the social context; they have a tragic and happy ending. Likewise to the mysticism present in this book, ghostly sites (castle in Tapuia Hill), devils and popular legends also give an air of mystery and curiosity to the reader, because events such as: "flying saucer", "backwoods mother-of-water (a kind of mermaid)", "the secrets of Sume", "chupa-cabras" (an extraterrestrial monster) are present. The very outcome of the novel has a prophetic, perhaps apocalyptic-religious air, in the chapter "The Hinterland turned into Sea", leaving the reader intrigued. Besides the last scene tells of a flood that puts an end to fifteen years of drought in the city of Trairi Waterfall when the Trairi River quite large causes a dam burst, destroying the city, drowning people. Based on real facts, it is a historical parallel that the author makes with the tragic flood that occurred on April 1st, in 1981 (ironically, April Fool's Day), in the town Sant Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Lau, Percy (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Eighth edicion, oversize softcover measuring 7.3 x 10.5 inches, xx + 491 pages in Portuguese, illustrated with numerous line drawing illustrations of Brazil's people and vocations; covers lightly edge worn and toned; internally Very Good, binding square and tight, light toning to outer page edges, a nice copy of this scarce work. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Lau, Percy (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Lau, Percy (illustrator).

Large 8vo. 11" x 7". A collection of essays from Revista Brasileiro De Geografia. Illustrations by Percy Lau and Barboza Leite. Slight creasing, slight wear, faint foxing to end papers but sound VG. Slight chip at head of spine. Ninth Edition. ( " Aumentada".) Wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 10th updated and revised edition. Every issue of Revista Brasileira de Geografia published by IBGE ends with the "Tipos" column written by multiple scholars who take turns to portray traditional occupations such as coal miners or coconut gatherers, always accompanied by a full page illustration. This volume is a compilation of the column from the RBG. Large 4to. 18 x 27 cm. [16] 505pp. Publisher's pictorial covers with edge wear and crease marks, one inch squared chip to top front left corner of front wrap, POS "Rosa" on FFEP, several spine creases but no serious cracks with binding square and solid. Text in Portuguese. Percy Lau and Francisco Barboza Leite (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large octavo with cream self-wraps rebound in gray half-cloth boards; 58 pages; map; illustrations; 27 cm. Scarce. In Portuguese with English abstract. "This work studies life's conditions in the south region of Bahia, where the production of cocoa is predominant. Cocoa farm is the principal center of economical activity in that region. The author studies the geographical environment, rural life, means and ways of transport, and social outlook." --Abstract. A lucid portrait of mid-century cacao estates in Brazil?s northeastern hinterland, tracing the interplay between agricultural practice, landholding culture, and the economic rhythms that bound Bahian planters to global commodity markets. He balances close observation of estate architecture, labor routines, and the delicate horticulture of Theobroma cacao with a wider social history of the region?s patriarchal dynasties, whose fortunes rose and fell with fluctuations in climate, pests, and international demand. The result is a compact but revealing study of how a single crop shaped a landscape, a social order, and a provincial identity poised uneasily between tradition and modernization. | Cacao Farming in Brazil, Food, Agriculture, Sweets, Drugs, Confectrion, Chocolate! Good (+) to very good; wraps and leaves show varying levels of toning/foxing and wear to extremities, but are still readable and unmarked; now protected by boards in very good (+) condition First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Percy Lau (illustrator). …

Couverture souple. Condition: Satisfaisant. Edition originale, Édition illustrée. Broché, couverture imprimée en noir & rouge et illustrée en vert (carte du brésil), *** couverture légèrement défraîchie (rousseurs - dos jauni - petit accroc de 15 millimètres au bas du dos), *** in-4 de 27x18,5 cm, *** traduction par Annette et Francis Ruellan, *** superbes illustrations en noir de Percy Lau (dans le texte et à pleine page), *** deux index, *** intérieur en très bon état (beau papier glacé), *** édition originale. *** XVI+445 pages. ********** I. B. G. E. Conselho Nacional de Geografia. Types et Aspects du Brésil. *** (Extraits de la "Revista Brasileira de Geografia"). Rio de Janeiro - 1957. *** Près d'une centaine d'études sur le Brésil. ***. …

COMES IN A CARTON BOX. 29.5X30 cm. Softcover. In good condition. The book is in : Portuguese.

27x18 cm. XX+491 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly chafed, slightly stained. Spine slightly chafed, slightly yellowing. Binding visible on inner front cover page. Else in good condition. The book is in : Portuguese.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Grand in-8 de X-312 pp.; broché de l'éditeur. 5e édition augmentée. Textes en portugais, illustrations en noir hors texte de Percy Lau. On joint une lettre tapuscrite signée de Silvio Berto du Rotary Club de Santos à la date de 1962. Petites usures à la couverture, intérieur propre. Percy Lau (illustrator). …

Cuir. Condition: Très bon. Rio de Janeiro : IBGE Departamento de Documentaçao e Divulgaçao Geografica e Cartografica, 1969. In-4° carré. (4)pp. (portrait de Percy Lau par Barboza Leite) + 85 planches de Percy Lau. Reliure plein cuir (dos lisse et plat avant titré or, quelques traces de frottement). Très bon état. Format 30,6 x 31,2 cm. Poids 1,735 kg. Seleçao das illustraçoes Francisco Barboza Leite. …