(BRAZIL.) José Martiniano de Alencar. O Systema Representativo. 204, [1] pages. 8vo, modern 1/2 morocco by Berger of Rio; moderate foxing and toning, minor dampstaining, minimal worming in lower margin; private collector's embossed stamps on first three leaves. Rio de Janeiro: Garnier, 1868
First edition, reprinted several times in the 1990s. Alencar (1829-1877) was active in both politics and literature; during this period he served as Brazilian Minister of Justice. "An extremely important though little known work. . . . This work's central theme is the minorities' right of representation"--McGuirk, "Brazil and the Discovery of America," page 28. A similarly scarce first edition of his novel Iracema hammered for $12,000 at Swann in 2014. 7 in OCLC, and none traced at auction.
