LENDAS BRASILIERAS / BRAZILIAN FOLK TALES.

large grey glossy hardcover ~ 2º (folio ~ 10"x12") large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg cond. with 2" tear at spine top & a few scratches on rear, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing so stated ("First edition: 4.800 copies printed, March 1989")71 pages + bibliography, biographies of illustrators ( 8 different illustrators) & colophon. glossy pages throughout. glossy full page full color plates throughout. portuguese and english text side by side. folklore. mythology. latin american literature. ~Once we, today's adult Brazilians, were children thrilled with the tales told by our parents and grandparents. Those tales featured supernatural creatures, amazing in their impressive power, wickedness and sorcery. Once we were children terrified with the prospect of someday encountering the Curupira, the Headless Mule or the Werewolf. Once we were children who listened in awe to detailed descriptions by people who allegedly bad seen those mythological creatures. More than a mere fruit of folk belief, the fascinating tales that permeated those childhood days constitute a fundamental part of the Brazilian culture and tradition. In today's world, where our children are overwhelmed by "canned" cartoons featuring characters totally alien to Brazilian history, we have an obligation to reinstate our folk tales and conserve our identity as a people. This book is an integral part of the Brazilian Folk Tales project created by the Marketing Department of Albarus S.A. Indústria e Comércio.…