CHRYSALIDAS: Poesias [1° ed.]. Com um Prefacio do Dr. Caetano Filgueiras.

Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria.

Verlag: Livraria de B.L. Garnier, 1864

Beschreibung

178 pp. First edition. The author's 2nd or 3rd published work (those earlier being drama); his first collection of poetry. Bound in later 3/4 brown calf with gilt stamped spine; raised cords; marble boards; plain endpapers. Binding tight; boards pristine; a half-dozen corrections in neat red pencil which appear to be editorial (Machado's hand?), using specific editorial marks, scattered through the text; extremely light wear; extremely light foxing; otherwise a fine copy in a later binding without the original wrappers bound in. Book dedicated to the author's parents, Francisco José and Maria Leopoldina. A 'Post-facio' section follows with a copy (indicated as "Prefacio" on the titlle page but actually appearing at the conclusion of the text) of the author's letter to Dr. Caetano Filgueiras, dated Rio de Janeiro, 1° Sept. 1864. Notes, errata, and an index follows the text. First editions of Machado de Assis are quite scarce; especially this early and in this condition. See additional images provided. Born June 21, 1839, died Sept. 29, 1908, Machado de Assis was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright, short story writer, and advocate of monarchism. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature, but he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. He was multilingual, having learned French, English, German, and Greek later in life. Machado's works had a great influence on Brazilian literary schools of the late 19th and early 20th century. José Saramago, Carlos Fuentes, Woody Allen and Susan Sontag are among his admirers. Size: 17 x 10 cm. 0.0. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2715

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Titel: CHRYSALIDAS: Poesias [1° ed.]. Com um ...

Verlag: Livraria de B.L. Garnier

Erscheinungsdatum: 1864

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition