Maria Santissima, Mystica Cidade de Deos.
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. in the years 1774 to 1776. Illus. 8vo, 3/4 gray cloth, boards worn on edges, pages slightly wavy throughout. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. Author stayed in St. Kitts, Antigua, Wilimington, North Carolina, and Lisbon. More
New York: Taplinger, 1969. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Taplinger, (1969). More
Lisbon: Alcobia, 1820. 191pp. 16mo, mottled calf, leather label, top of spine slightly torn; small ex-lib. rubber stamp on fly-leaf. Lisboa, 1820. Very good. Following the example of Montesquieu, Biancardi criticized the French occupation of Portugal under the guise of letters exchanged between Brazilians, one traveling in Portugal. More
Paris: Musees, 1987. More than 200 illustrations, some in color. 283pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers, spine very slightly creased. Paris: Musees, (1987). A very good (+) copy. More
London: Cadell, 1798. An Epic Poem. Translated from the Original Portuguese by William Julius Mickle. 2 volumes. 8vo, original 3/4 brown calf with blind and gilt-stamped spines, marbled boards. London, 1798. A very good attractive pair. Translation of Os Lusiadas (1752), a masterpiece of Portuguese literature. The English poet's version "is true to the spirit of the original and is a fine poem in itself." Lowndes 359. More
London: Cartago, 1999. Many illustrations in color and im black and white. 4to, turquoise cloth, d.w. London: Cartago, (1999). First Edition. Fine in near fine slightly sunned dust wrapper. More
New York: New York University Press, 1980. 330 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (sunned). New York: New York University Press, 1980. Inscription on flyleaf, else a very good(+) copy. More
London: Hatfield & Blount, 1600. Engraved printer's device (Caduceus) on title page. (12), 324, (7) pages. (page 177 is misnumbered). Small folio, beautifully bound by Chambolle in full dark blue crushed levant with tripple gilt fillet borders enclosing fine gilt arms (Superabo) on both covers, and an ornate gilt-stamped spine with raised bands; thick inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. London: Arn. Hatfield for Edward Blount, 1600. First English edition. A fine tall copy, skillfully washed before binding. Published anonymously. Conestaggio's..... More
Exposicion Mundial de Lisboa, 1998. Illustrated. 406pp., thick 4to, glossy, pictorial wrappers. Exposicion Mundial de Lisboa, (1998). A near fine copy. More
New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1869. Frontis. xii, 451pp. 12mo, contemporary 3/4 brown morocco, morocco lightly worn, edges of boards worn, front flyleaf expertly repaired, small newspaper article and plate of the Pepperell House mounted on last two blank pages. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1869. First Edition Presentation copy from the author to her daughter. William Jarvis, a merchant from Boston, was United States Consul to Portugal from 1802 to 1811. His daughter writes extensively on his time in..... More
Lisbon: Sociedade Typographica Franco-Portugueza, 1862. Precedidos de um Juizo Critico pelo Sr. Jose Maria Latino Coelho. 574pp., illustrated in b/w with few charts, diagrams and plates, some folding; 1 folding map. 8vo, decoratively gilt green leather-backed speckled boards; (corners bumped and bottom of spine a little worn; light foxing, mostly at edges of plates). Lisboa: Sociedade Typographica Franco-Portugueza, 1862. Very good (+). More
40pp. 24mo, original printed wrappers; (wrappers very lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Rio de Janeiro: Eduardo & Henrique Laemmert, (1865). "An account of Lincoln's assassination and funeral, beginning with his forebodings when he left Springfield. Concludes with a brief biography." Monaghan 3796. One of two publications in Portuguese published in Brazil in 1865 on Abraham Lincoln. More
Newark: Newark Museum, 1997. Filled with illustrations. 191 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. Newark: The Newark Museum, 1997. A near fine copy. More
London: Phaidon, 1955. Foreword by Anthony Blunt. Folding plate, 37 other plates, 10 color, 13 text illustrations. 18pp. of text. Folio, tan linen, d.w. London, 1955. Near fine. More
London: Batchworth, 1960. Photographs by W. & B. Forman. 46 carved ivory objects illustrated on 43 plates. XXIV pages of text, folio, decorative cloth, decorative endpapers; ownership signature on front free endpaper, some discoloration in lower margin of page 20. London: Batchworth Press, (1960). A very good (+). More
Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional, 1864. 10 folding plates, including 5 with detailed drawings of steam-engines. Other charts, glossary. 195pp. Title page damaged with a small hole, not affecting the text. 8vo. 1/4 contemporary red calf (rubbed). Lisboa: Imporensa Nacional, 1864. Very good. Manual on the maritime use of steam engines. More
Stuttgart: Paul Neff Verlag, 1927. 148 illustrations in black & white. 202pp. short 4to, cloth with leather label on the spine. Stuttgart: Paul Neff Verlag, 1927. Very good. More
Paris: Humbolt, 1777. 2 volumes, thick 12mo, full mottled calf, gilt spines. Paris: Chez Humbolt, Nyon, La Ports, 1777. A good copy - quite worn. More
London: Macdonald, 1973. Illustrated. 228pp., 12mo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. London: Macdonald, (1973). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Atheneum, 1969. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., covers slightly bowed. New York: Atheneum, 1969. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1993. Illustrated in color and black and white. 303 pages, 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1993. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1943. Maps and Illus. 8vo, tan and red cloth, cloth lightly soiled, pencil drawings on last blank page. New York: Viking Press, 1943 Most of the text is on Portuguese voyages to Asia, including India and the Far East, in the 15th and early 16th centuries. More
Lisbon: Simao Thaddeo, 1815. 144pp. 8vo. Lisbon, 1813. Second Edition. BOUND WITH: Taboa da Declinacao do Sol ao Meio Dia no Meridiano da Cidade de Lisboa ... IV, 64pp. 8vo, full leather. Lisbon, 1815. Scarce. Very good. Tables of latitude and longitude for marine navigation. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1973. Edited, Annotated, and Translated by Donald D. Howard. Illustrated. xv + 570pp., thick 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1973). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
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