Rebellion in the Backlands; Translated from Os Sertoes
by Da Cunha, Euclides; Putnam, Samuel [Translation]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: the University of Chicago Press [circa 1944]. (hardcover) xxxii, 526pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. First printing of translation. Rust-brown buckram, gilt title block and colophon to spine. Light stains, markings to the cover. There is a bookplate (tasteful) to the front fixed endpaper; internally crisp, clean, tight, bright. Solid binding. This classic account of the brutal campaigns against religious leader and preacher, Antonio Conselheiro is often referred to as the Bible of Brazilian nationality..
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126457
- Title
- Rebellion in the Backlands; Translated from Os Sertoes
- Author
- Da Cunha, Euclides; Putnam, Samuel [Translation]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Keywords
- Brazil, Brasil, Brazil, Brazil - History, South American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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