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NOVO DICCIONARIO DA LINGUA PORTUGUEZA (4 tomos em 2 volumes)

Eduardo de Faria

REF.37017

Year 1849

1stEdition

"Contendo Todas as Vozes da Lingua Portugueza, Antigas ou Modernas, Seguido de um Diccionario de Synonymos"

Lisbon; Typographia Lisbonense; In-4.º of 4 volumes bound in 2 tomes, with XXVI(2), 315; 489; 463 and 478 pages; Double-column text; Bound.

First edition of this important dictionary by Eduardo de Faria, published in 1849, bringing together ancient and modern Portuguese vocabulary, with definitions, different meanings, pronunciation guidance and terminology relating to the sciences, arts and trades. It also includes geographical names, grammatical information and a dictionary of synonyms. A significant nineteenth-century Portuguese lexicographical reference, particularly valuable for the study of the language's development and vocabulary.

Copies in contemporary full-leather bindings, in good overall condition. Interiors well preserved.

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220.00€

REVISTA OFICIAL DO SINDICATO NACIONAL DOS ARQUITECTOS (14 números)

REF.37015

Year 1938/42

Lisbon; Sindicato Nacional dos Arquitectos; In-4.º of 14 issues bound in 1 volume; Profusely illustrated; Bound.

Rare complete collection of this Portuguese architectural journal, published between 1938 and 1942 under the direction of Cottinelli Telmo. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, plans and elevations, it includes articles on architecture and urban planning, projects, competitions and public works, providing an important record of Portuguese architecture during the Estado Novo. The complete set of all 14 published issues is particularly uncommon and of considerable bibliographical interest.

Copy in a sturdy half-leather binding, with gilt decoration on the spine and slight signs of handling on the rear board. The text block has been trimmed without affecting the printed area and remains in good condition.

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420.00€

CAUSA DOS FRADES, E DOS PEDREIROS LIVRES NO TRIBUNAL DA PRUDÊNCIA

José Máximo Pinto da Fonseca Rangel

REF.37016

Year 1821

1stEdition

Porto; Imprensa do Gandra; In-4.º of 22, 61(4) pages; Unbound.

Rare first edition of this political and Masonic pamphlet, published anonymously and attributed to José Máximo Pinto da Fonseca Rangel, a military officer and supporter of the liberal cause. Written as a dialogue between Emílio and Paulo, the work is divided into two parts: the first defends the friars and the regular clergy, while the more extensive second part offers a defence of Freemasonry, refuting accusations against the institution and arguing for its compatibility with religion and political order. Published in the context of the Liberal Revolution of 1820, it provides an interesting contemporary account of the religious, political and ideological controversies of early Portuguese liberalism. A rare and sought-after publication of particular importance for the history of Freemasonry in Portugal. Recorded by Inocêncio, volume V, page 70, who mentions the later edition of 1822.

Unbound copy in good overall condition. Shows traces of woodworm activity near the spine.

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280.00€

FÁTIMA DESMASCARADA

João Ilharco

REF.28221

Year 1971

Coimbra; Author's Edition - Commercial Typography; In-8 of 294 (2) pages; broached

"The historical truth about Fatima documented with evidence" Copy with slight signs of handling on the paperback covers, interior in good condition. It bears a signature attesting to possession.

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25.00€

NOTAS DE ETNOGRAFIA ANGOLANA

José Ribeiro da Cruz

REF.23165

Year 1940

Lisbon; Industrial Society of Typography; In-8 of 176(6) pages; Illustrated; broached

A rare and important work on the ethnography of Angola, illustrated with photo-engravings in the text of Xingues, Kiocos, Lundas, Mussucos and Bangalas villages, and folding data tables of the linguistic variants of the Ganguela language, namely the "Key of the Kimbundo Language" accompanied lists of terms in their various dialects. Copy in good condition, with the pages still uncut.

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120.00€

DE AETATIBUS MUNDI IMAGINES. LIVRO DAS IDADES

Francisco de Holanda

REF.21418

Year 1983

Lisbon; Commissioner for the 17th European Exhibition of Art, Science and Culture; 491 (5) page In-Folio; Illustrated; Bound

Facsimile edition with study by Jorge Segurado [Architect, vice-president of the National Academy of Fine Arts and academic number of the Portuguese Academy of History].
Printed work on coated paper reproducing in facsimile the Codex of Francisco de Holanda existing in the National Library of Madrid and discovered in 1953 by Francisco Cordeiro Blanco.
Contains antelocution, biobibliography, general commentary, list of compositions with descriptive and critical analysis of the 155 compositions, including translation of Latin legends and transcription of the steps of Sacred Scripture for each painting.
It also contains appraisals about the spirit of the work, notes, indexes, list of the artists mentioned and extensive summaries in French and English.
The codex is a masterpiece of the Renaissance illustration in Portugal. It contains 155 compositions in which the author interprets in drawing and painting the main moments of the Bible accompanied by synthetic legends in Latin, scrupulously expressed.
In the study Jorge Segurado affirms: “the rigorous examination and exact correction of architectural compositions comes to the fore, a sure confirmation that such drawings have left the hands of an authentic architect, conscientiously knowledgeable, serious in the narration ... The most extraordinary thing is in the compositions of Creation and that of the Resurrection, whose character ceases to be realistic and expresses itself in a far superior surrealism. In reality, Ollanda invented and debuted, with admirable colors, the Divine creations of the Sun, the Earth, the Moon, the Light, the Darkness, the Waters, of man and all the races of creatures and flowers that constitute the whole of nature. Everything as the work of God, everything established in the Unity of the Firmament. The great artist, in a burst of genius, imagined in masterful and universal geometry. He saw everything, not with his feet on the ground, but rather, leaving it and climbing the immeasurable height, to the mysterious distance from infinite space. Ollanda, for all that I sought, made a work of unprecedented invention, folks. »
Copy with publisher's binding; dust jacket shows faint signs of handling; in good overall condition.

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150.00€

PINZÓN EN EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LAS INDIAS

Cesáreo Fernández Duro

REF.37008

Year 1892

"Con Noticias Críticas de Algunas Obras Recientes Relacionadas con el Mismo Descubrimiento"

Madrid; Establecimiento Tipográfico «Sucesores de Rivadeneyra»; In-8.º of 363(1) pages; Bound.

First edition of this important historical study by Cesáreo Fernández Duro (1830–1908), a Spanish naval officer and historian, devoted to the role of Martín Alonso Pinzón and his family in the discovery of America. Published to coincide with the fourth centenary of Christopher Columbus's voyage, the work critically examines the participation of the Pinzón brothers in the 1492 expedition, drawing upon historical documents and contemporary testimonies. It includes documentary appendices and a critical survey of recently published works concerning Columbus and the Age of Discovery, representing a significant contribution to late nineteenth-century Columbian historiography.

Copy in a modest binding, in good overall condition. Enhanced by an author's presentation inscription.

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220.00€

ÍNDEX DAS NOTAS DE VÁRIOS TABELIÃES DE LISBOA, ENTRE OS ANOS DE 1580 E 1747 (4 volumes)

REF.37014

Year 1931/49

Lisbon; Biblioteca Nacional; In-4.º in 4 volumes; Paperbacks.

Important documentary reference work published by the Portuguese National Library between 1931 and 1949, comprising indexes to deeds and other records preserved in the registers of various Lisbon notaries from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Arranged in four volumes, it facilitates the identification of contracts, wills, powers of attorney, entailed estates, property transactions and other notarial acts. A particularly valuable resource for genealogical research and the study of Portuguese families, institutions, and economic and social history, as well as early modern Lisbon.

Copies in good overall condition, the first volume showing minor losses to the spine. All bear former owners' bookplates and signatures.

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150.00€

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