Letters from England
Athens (OH): University of Ohio Press, (1970). History of the United Kingdom. First Thus. Hardcover. Athens (OH): University of Ohio Press, (1970) . First edition thus. Fine/fine. 8vo. Pp. 192. Translated by Ann Stevens. Brown cloth with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Dust jacket a tad rubbed, else lovely copy with no detracting qualities. Fine / Fine. Item #1194
De Queiroz was a Brazilian diplomat stationed in England writing for the Rio De Janeiro "Gazeta de Noticias," wherein he captures English sensibilities (and insensibilities) of the 1880s Victorian era for a readership back home. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Price: $20.00