by Machado de Assis
Translated from the Portuguese by Helen Caldwell
London: W.H. Allen, 1953.
First English edition.
Fine in smooth dark blue cloth with gilt spine titles; in a near fine, illustrated dust jacket with minor edge wear and with a short closed tear to the lower front panel.
First published in Brazil in 1899, this novel is widely regarded as a masterpiece of realist literature.
Machado de Assis (1839-1908), was a Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and author of short stories, he has been critically regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature.
An excellent copy of this relatively uncommon first English published edition of this classic.
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