Légendes, croyances et talismans des Indiens de l'Amazone [...]. Illustrations de V. de Rego Monteiro.

4to.

Sewn, publ. ill. cover (soiled, joints rubbed, head missing, tail strengthened). Untrimmed copy.

Rare first edition on legends, beliefs and talismans of Amazonian indigenous peoples. With one chapter on songs and poetry. By Duchartre (1894-1983), Senior Inspector of the Musées de France, author of several books i.a. on folklore. Illustrated by the Brazilian painter Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899-1970), who helped to form the Brazilian Modernism, with 30 woodcuts in-text in red & black or black, incl. 9 full-page ill. Text orn. with vignettes in the same colours. Issued to 600 numb. copies, one of the 500 copies on "vergé teinté baroque" (n. 380).