THE VIOLENT LAND

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of the Brazillian modernist's favorite of his own works. 7.25'' x 5''. Original orange cloth, gilt-stamped front board and spine. In original unclipped ($2.50) pictorial jacket designed by Harry Roth. Red topstain. [12], 336 pages. Jacket with light edgewear, gentle toning to spine, shallow chipping at spine head. Book with faintest toning to spine, else tight.