MY NATIVE LAND: PANORAMA, REMINISCENCES, WRITERS AND FOLKLORE
Agustin Edwards C.B.E. LL.D.
Verkäufer Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 11. Januar 2000
Verkäufer Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 11. Januar 2000
Beschreibung
First impression of the true first edition. Thirty-nine black and white illustrations (as called for) including detailed black and white folding map of Chile tipped into rear showing the new political divisions of Chile. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and rules to spine. Edges of boards very slightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed, nicked and creased. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. No dustwrapper. ***xviii prelim-pages plus 430 text-pages including bibliographical index and alphabetical index to rear plus tipped-in detailed black and white folding map of Chile to the rear in very nice clean and fine condition. 248mm x 168mm. ***Contents - First Part: Fertile Solitudes. Chapters - I. Environment; II. The Desert: Arica and Tacna; Tarapaca; Antofagasta; III. The Valley of Copiapo; ***Second Part: The Cradle of Chile. Chapters - IV. Coquimbo: Attractive Abundance; Mining Traditions; Andacollo; V. Aconcagua: Flower and Cream of the Soil; The Cordillera; Birds and plants; A Little History; VI. The Valley of Quillota; Valley of Penco; Puerta de Santiago of Colonial Days; VII. Santiago; VIII. The Central Valley. ***Third Part: The Forest Conquered. Chapters - IX. Concepcion and Bio-Bio; X. The Territory of Araucania; XI. The Lake Region. ***Fourth Part: Intermingled Land and Sea. Chapters - XII. Chiloe and its Channels; XIII. Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego. ***Fifth Part: The Lonely Sentinels of the Pacific. Chapters - XIV. Juan Fernandez; XV. The Island of Mysteries. ***Sixth Part: The Realm of Thought. Chapters - XVI. Epic Literature of the Conquest: The Singer of the Glory of Araucania; Pedro de Ona and "Arauco Domado"; Chroniclers of the Sixteenth Century; XVII. The Influence of Religion on the Literature of Two Centuries; Jesuits; Pineda y Bascunan; 18th Century Writers; XVIII. The Development of Chilean Literature: Influence of Mora and Bello; Jotabeche; Sanfuentes; Other Poets; Bilbao; XIX. Historians: Lastarria; Vicuna Mackenna; Brothers Amunategui; Barros Arana; Don Jose Toribo Medina; Don Crescente Errazuriz; Don Gonzalo Bulnes; Don Tomas Guevara; Amunategui Solar; Thayer Ojeda; XX. Novelsits and Sociologists: Blest Gana; Orrego Luco; Fuenzalida Grandon; XXI. National Journalism: Blanco Cuartin; Rodriguez; Arteaga Alemparte; Fanor Velasco; Isidoro Errazuriz; Augusto Orrego Luco; Vincene Grez; Diaz Garces; Silva Vildosola; XXII. Folklore and Customs of the People; XXIII. Poetry: The Revival of Poetry; Contreras; Vicuna Cifuentes; Duble Urrutia; Pezoa Veliz; Luis Felipe Contardo; Magallanes Moure; Victor Domingo Silva; Gabriela Mistral. ***'Along that part of the coast of America which is washed by the South Pacific, an ocean tranquil enough in the north, but turbulent around the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn, there has been found, perchance as a result of volcanic upheavals not yet entirely stilled and submarine convulsions such as those of quite recent memory, the narrow, crumpled ribbon of land which the world knows as Chile. (Quote from page 3, Chapter I). ***First impression of the true first edition in very nice condition, of interest to historians and collectors of first edition titles on Chilean history, culture, its geography, folklore and literature. ***An uncommon title. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3443
Bibliografische Details
Titel: MY NATIVE LAND: PANORAMA, REMINISCENCES, ...
Verlag: Ernest Benn, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1928
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: First Edition
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