Sergeant Getulio Tapa dura - 1978

Boston. 1977. January 1978. Houghton Mifflin. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0395257050. Foreword by Jorge Amado. 146 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Brazil Latin America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this epic saga of the human spirit, set in the harsh backlands of Northeastern Brazil, the reader inhabits the unusual mind of Sergeant Getulio, a hired gunman capable of terrible brutality and brilliant primitive philosophy, as he fulfills a mission. His boss's orders: to capture a political enemy and deliver him up for retribution. But as Getulio is returning with his captive, federal troops intercept him and attempt to rescue the prisoner. Getulio, unable or unwilling to understand that he has been betrayed by his own boss, resists them. The only morality he knows is to complete his mission. He is a classic hero, rigid in his integrity, suddenly brought into conflict with an incomprehensibly modern kind of evil. In the end he must choose between his manhood and his… Leer más

Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

houghton mifflin, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine. Not Ex-Library Copy... Hardcover Edition issued With Dustjacket...Text Unmarked....Binding Is Solid...Not Ex-Library Copy... first edition, first printing with complete number line starting with number 1...

Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Hardcover. Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper, both slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, writing on front endpaper, dustwrapper lightly worn with creases in front flap. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston: Mifflin, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has small tear at top spine end. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to dust jacket including one small, closed tear at upper right of front cover; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectable condition; dust jacket is now protected by a Brodart sleeve..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. One tiny chip in jacket, front flap crease. Brazilian novel.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Foreword by Jorge Amado. Fine in near fine price-clipped with internal foxing.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Translated by the author. Foreword by Jorge Amado. Fine in trifle spine-sunned else fine dust jacket.