BIBLIOGRAFIA GERAL PORTUGUESA

Published by Imprensa Nacional De Lisboa, 1941

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3 vols. c,402 pp.; cxiv, 832 pp.; xlvii pp., (11.), 583 pp (2 II). Profusely illustrated. 3 volumes. @4, recent crimson half oasis morocco, spines gilt-lettered.First and only edition. An oustanding publication, first 300 pages or so describe incunables in Portugal, with bibliographical references and collations. Volume II is on Poruguese authors published abroad, and describes many later editions as well as incunables. A number of works deal with early voyages and discoveries, including America, while others are of great interest as Sephardic of Judaica or Herbraica. The illustrationsinclude reporductions of title-pages, pages of texts and watermarks. Volume III, co-published with the Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa, deals with sixteenth-century. Portuguese authors and anonymous works from Abarbanel to Amato Lusitano. The first two volumes about the fifteenth century, were published 1941-1944. Many more volumes were projected, but the project languished. Apparently a significant portion of the third volume was printed some years ago, while others parts were printed more recently, around 1992. Seller Inventory # 0007111

Bibliographic Details

Title: BIBLIOGRAFIA GERAL PORTUGUESA

Publisher: Imprensa Nacional De Lisboa

Publication Date: 1941

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition