Rio de Janeiro

Rare first edition of the Brazilian translation.

Sabin 24637 records only the 1870 French edition of his Conférence sur la guerre du Paraguay.

Not in the CCF.

Modern half blue morocco binding, spine with four raised bands and gilt fleurons, some rubbing to the joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.

Minor worming at the beginning and end of the volume, not affecting the text, some foxing, ink stamp to the title page.

Brazil was a member of the "Triple Alliance", which pitted the Argentine Republic, His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay against the government of Francisco Solano López (1827-1870)...

Extremely rare first edition of the French translation prepared by Désiré Mouren.

There appears to have been no Portuguese edition of this pioneering work in the field of oceanography.

Losses to the spine, upper cover starting to detach, small marginal losses to the boards.

Francisco Calheiros da Graça (1849-1906), a Brazilian naval lieutenant, took part in the operations against Paraguay and conducted several scientific studies and hydrographic surveys.

Extremely rare.

Manuscript ex-libris on the upper cover.

First edition, consisting of the facsimile of the author’s autograph manuscript.
Publisher’s binding in full white boards, smooth spine, covers illustrated with drawings by Oscar Niemeyer.
A handsome copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket showing very minor tears and insignificant losses.
Work illustrated with drawings by Oscar Niemeyer.
Rare presentation copy, dated and signed by Oscar Niemeyer to Georges and Alice (Raillard).
Georges Raillard was an art critic and a close friend of Antoni Tàpies and Joan Miró; his wife Alice translated into French the leading Brazilian authors of the second half of the 20th century, such as Jorge Amado.
 

First edition.
Publisher’s full white boards, smooth spine.
A fine copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket bearing very minor, inconsequential tears.
Illustrated with drawings by Oscar Niemeyer.
Rare signed presentation inscription from Oscar Niemeyer to Henri (Raillard).
 

First edition, adorned with numerous tables including 8 folding at the end of the volume, and illustrated with 62 figures in the text.

Publisher’s Bradel binding in full burgundy cloth, smooth spine lettered in gilt on the upper cover, upper headcap lacking, lower headcap worn, upper cover framed with blind-stamped typographical motifs at the corners, blue-grey endpapers and pastedowns, upper corners rubbed.

A marginal loss to the right margin of pages 97-98, not affecting the text.

A treatise on hydrography and maritime topography, the first of its kind in Brazil, intended for fourth-year students of the Brazilian Naval School.

The author, the naval officer...

First edition of the Portuguese translation established by Aloysio de Castro, one of 187 numbered copies on Astor paper, ours specially printed for Robert Garric, the only deluxe copies after 68 on parchment.
Autograph inscription signed by Aloysio de Castro below the justification page.
Light worming to covers, a small tear at foot of one flap of the rear cover, otherwise a handsome copy.