Mapirunga by Barroso Gustavo (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Translated and prefaced by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. London, W.M. Heinemann, 1924. Hardcover binding with vellum spine. Gilt title on cover and spine. Red ink markings on the back cover. Signed by Cunninghame Graham. N°145 of 375. The Book Cellar & Henschel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Sewn binding in paper-covered boards. Condition "Fair only": opening widely with webbing showing between two of the signatures, but all pages are securely attached and hinges are intact. Pages still uncut. Pages and endpapers toned. ***Covers quite worn and grimy.*** Small ink mark back pastedown, pencil marks front flyleaf, but no marks to text. Limited edition (375 copies) signed by the translator.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited. Signed and Limited to 166/375 copies. Translated with Explanatory Preface by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. NF. Hardcover, no jacket, 12 mo, 39 pp, corners bumped, previous owners stamp on back of boards with some visible shelfwear, else a nice clean copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition, limited issue. Translated and with a preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. 12mo. 39pp. Quarter parchment and papercovered boards. Topedge toned and corners modestly bumped, very good or better in toned, good only dust jacket with loss at the spine ends affecting text and nicks at the flap folds. One of 375 numbered copies printed on Japan vellum, signed by the translator.

Hardback small, no jacket (missing as common), good condition, quarter-bound (white vellum spine, cream paper-covered board covers), gilt title front cover & spine, covers & pages lightly toned, some edgewear. 39 pp. Brazilian fiction - a short tale of revenge and honor defended in the Sertao region of Brazil. Originally written in the Spanish language by Gustavo Barroso, and here translated, with an extended preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. (No 190 of a limited edition of 350 copies, autographed by the translator.).

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. White paper covered boards are a little foxed; dust jacket is worn along the edges and has general soiling. Edition limited to 350 copies (for sale) signed by the translator. Barroso is Brazilian author who writes of the Sertao. 39 pages.

19x13. Encuadernación edit con sobrecubierta 39 pgs. Texto en inglés. (Q9000).

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A tale of family honour set in the back country of Brazil, written by Senhor Gustavo Barroso, who wrote under the pseudonym of Joao do Norte. 'In this hard land of sun and drought, the home of a rough feudalism received from Portugal long centuries ago when first the land was conquered, is laid the scene of Mapirunga, a tale so wild, and so unlike in all its aspects to modern life in Europe, that I should have hesitated to translate it, had I not seen and lived with men exactly like the types it contains they will all pass irrevocably in the tale of Mapirunga, Senhor Barroso has performed a service to his country, by setting down that which so soon will become history. I have translated it, on account of those 'saudades' ('recollections tinged with sadness') that I think I have explained.' Translated and with a preface (10pp.) by R.B. Cunninghame Graham; 1/350 numbered copies (375 total edition) signed by the translator. Top edge dusty, very good in dustwrapper darkened on the spine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, limited issue. Translated with a preface by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. 12mo. 39pp. Quarter parchment and papercovered boards. Pages unopened. One of 375 numbered copies printed on Japan vellum, signed by the translator. Fine in fine dustwrapper with slight toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Gustavo Barroso. Translated and with Explanitory Notes by R.B. Cunninghame-Graham. This is a press copy of 375 copies of the 1st Edition. Signed by Cunninghame-Graham. Bound in original cream cloth, title in gold on front. Plain cream jacket. Scans available.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Translated and with Explanatory Preface by R.B.Cunninghame Graham. 1st ed. London (Heinemann) 1924. One of 375 copies signed by the translator. Fine copy in slightly torn dust wrapper. Largely unopened.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Limited Edition. Limited edition. Number 7 of 25 copies for presentation. Scarce. Signed By Translator.

Vellum & Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Quarter vellum with cream-coloured boards, gilt letters on cover and spine. Decorative dust jacket soiled and has small tears near the edges.Top of pages dusty and pencil on the front endpaper. Limited edition (273 of 350) with uncut pages. Translated and with an explanatory preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham, who also signed it. Barroso was a Brazilian writer. Size: 16mo. Signed By Translator. Book.