Eça de Queiroz - Cartas de Inglaterra - 1905

Title: Eça de Queirós – Cartas de Inglaterra – 1st Posthumous Edition – Porto, 1905
Description:
Rare and highly sought edition for collectors of Eça de Queirós. First book edition of the chronicles that the author sent from Bristol to Gazeta de Notícias in Rio de Janeiro, between 1880 and 1882, during the period in which he served as Portugal's consul in England.
Published by the prestigious Livraria Chardron (Lello & Irmão) in Porto, in 1905, this work gathers journalistic texts of great literary and documentary value, where Eça analyzes with his characteristic ironic and insightful style the British society of the 19th century.
Exemplar’s characteristics:
Editor: Livraria Chardron, of Lello & Irmão, editors
Place and year: Porto, 1905
Format: In-8º (approx. 19.5 cm)
Pagination: 242 pages
Binding: [Half leather/leather with ornamented spine, preserving the original soft covers]
Illustrations: Portrait of the author with facsimile of his signature on the title page
Condition: [As shown in photos – pages with some foxing/yellowing typical of age, worn spine, etc.]
Bibliographic value: This is one of the most important posthumous editions of Eça de Queirós, bringing together scattered texts from newspapers and which only saw book publication after the author’s death (1900). Livraria Chardron was the official publisher of Eça’s works, making these early editions particularly coveted.

Title: Eça de Queiroz — Cartas de Inglaterra — 1st Edition — Porto, Livraria Chardron, 1905

Description:
First edition of Cartas de Inglaterra (Letters from England) by Eça de Queiroz, published posthumously by Livraria Chardron (Lello & Irmão, Porto, 1905). Full dark green leather binding with gilt lettering, raised bands on the spine, and marbled paper boards.

The volume includes a portrait of the author in his later years, with a facsimile of his signature. It brings together the chronicles Eça sent from England to the Portuguese press — texts of remarkable literary quality and acute insight into Victorian society, written during his years as consul in Newcastle and Bristol.

Binding with wear at the corners and spine; loss of leather on the cover. Pages in reasonable condition. A copy of great historical and literary interest.


Titre: Eça de Queiroz — Cartas de Inglaterra — 1ère Édition — Porto, Livraria Chardron, 1905
Description:
Première édition des Cartas de Inglaterra (Lettres d'Angleterre) d'Eça de Queiroz, publiée à titre posthume par la Livraria Chardron (Lello & Irmão, Porto, 1905). Reliure pleine peau vert foncé avec lettres dorées, nerfs saillants au dos et plats en papier marbré.

Le volume comprend un portrait de l'auteur dans ses dernières années, avec fac-similé de sa signature. Il rassemble les chroniques qu'Eça envoyait d'Angleterre à la presse portugaise — des textes d'une remarquable qualité littéraire et d'une perspicacité aiguë sur la société victorienne, écrits durant ses années de consul à Newcastle et Bristol.

Reliure avec usure aux coins et au dos ; manque de cuir sur la couverture. Pages en état raisonnable. Un exemplaire d'un grand intérêt historique et littéraire.