BRAZIL AND THE BRAZILIANS, Portrayed in Historical and Descriptive Sketches.

Kidder, D.D.; and J.C. Fletcher.

Published by Childs & Peterson,, 1857

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630 pp. First edition; text in English; original, dark brown buckram; decorative blind stamped covers; gold lettering stamped across the spine; dark brown endpapers; fp. tissue guard; brown and white headbands; maps; 2 hand-colored plates. Spine faded, head and tail spine missing, corners bumped, text fine (no oxidation); see additional images provided. Frontispiece Emperor Dom Pedro II. Quoting Borba 434: "The success of this book was enormous. It appeared in some ten editions, and became a classic book about Brazil for North Americans. Kidder wrote a two volume set of his own. Both works are very similar. If the Kidder vols. are more serious, and much more valuable from the historic point of view, this work is more anecdotal, and written with the obvious intent of entertaining the reader. It is also more generously illustrated. Quoting the Preface, "The popular notion of Brazil is, to a certain extent, delineated in the accompanying side-illustrations. Mighty rivers and virgin forests, palm-trees and jaguars, anacondas and alligators, howling monkeys and screaming parrots, diamond-mining, revolutions, and earthquakes, are the component parts of the picture formed in the mind's eye. Size: Lge. heavy 8vo. 0.0. Seller Inventory # 3465

Bibliographic Details

Title: BRAZIL AND THE BRAZILIANS, Portrayed in ...

Publisher: Childs & Peterson,

Publication Date: 1857

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition