Da: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Kim Taylor, Furutani Korin (illustratore). Octavo, hardcover, as new in fine green dj in mylar sleeve. 181 pp. The title novella was originally entitled "Alves and Company" and is a tale of seduction and bourgeois susceptabilities. ) by the acclaimed Portuguese author Eça de Queirós is a brisk, satirical novella. It mocks 19th-century bourgeois Victorian morals and the theatricality of male "honor". It is accompanied by a selection of Eca de Queiro's short stories. Collectible.