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Jorge Amado. Four Novels, including:... (Total: 4 Items)
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Jorge Amado. Four Novels, including: Tent of Miracles. Jorge Amado. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First American Edition. Octavo. 380 pages. Frontispiece and several small illustrations throughout the text. Glossary. Publisher's golden poppy cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Delightfully illustrated dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon. Top edge stained yellow. Very light rubbing to the jacket, slightly discolored jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Brazilian author Jorge Amado de Faria (1912 - 2001) originally published this socially and racially conscious novel in 1969 under the title Tenda do Milagres. [and:] Home is the Sailor: The Whole Truth Concerning the Redoubtful Adventures of Captain Vasco Moscoso de Aragao, Master Mariner. Jorge Amado. Translated from the Portuguese by Harriet de Onis. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American Edition. Octavo. xv, 298 pages. Publisher's dark blue weave textured boards with the front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Warren Chappell. Top edge stained green. Very lightly rubbed covers and jacket, very slightly discolored jacket spine, a few tiny closed tears to the jacket edges, some light creasing to the head of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Originally published in 1961 under the title Os Velhos Marinheiros ou o Capitao de Longo Curso, it is a work of humor and compassion but also one that strives to answer the questions of truth and reality. [and:] The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell. By Jorge Amado. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby. Illustrated by Emil Antonucci. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1965. First American Edition. Octavo. 97 pages. Several intriguing full page illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's orange shelf-back over colorfully patterned boards. The spine is lettered in black and white. Black and orange dust jacket illustrated by Emil Antonucci. Very light bumping to the bottom corners and the head and foot of the spine, very tiny closed tears to the top of the jacket back, small notation in blue on the front inner jacket flap, small black stamp on the front free endpaper. Altogether a tight and very good copy. Originally published in 1959 as A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro D'agua, Amado strikingly contrasts natural friendships and strict bourgeoisie family standards in this touching and thought provoking novel. [and:] Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: A Moral and Amorous Tale. Jorge Amado. Translated from the Portuguese by Harriet de Onis. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First American Edition. Octavo. 553 pages. Publisher's green cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt, metallic purple, and bronze. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon. Top edge stained purple. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, very slight sunning to the jacket spine, small pencil notations on the front pastedown endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Amado published this novel regarding a woman's unsuspecting path to blissfulness through two husbands in 1966 under the Portuguese title Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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