Retrato de Manuel de Faria y Sousa . aora nuevamenta [sic] acrescentado con un juisio historico, que compuzo el Excellentissimo Senhor Don Francisco Xavier de Meneses, Conde de la Erizeira, ofrecido al Excellentissimo Senhor D. Luis de Meneses, Quinto Conde de Ericeira .

MORENO PORCEL, Francisco.

Published by Lisboa Occidental, Officina Ferreiriana, 1733.

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Folio (29 x 20 cm.), contemporary speckled calf (minor wear), spine gilt with raised bands in six compartments, crimson morocco lettering piece, gilt letter, edges sprinkled red. Title page printed in red and black with woodcut vignette, large fine woodcut headpieces and initials. Internally in very fine condition; overall fine to very fine. Unidentified old owner's stamp ("J.C." within small circle) on verso of title-page. Woodcut frontisportrait, (8 ll.), 102 pp., (1 l.). *** Second and best edition of a work that first appeared in Madrid, 1650, here augmented (pp. 91-102) by an historical evaluation written by the Conde de Ericeira (in Portuguese). The main part of the work is a biography and bibliography of Faria y Sousa, whom Bell describes as "a most accomplished, industrious but untrustworthy author" (Portuguese Literature p. 153).*** Innocêncio III, 89. Palau 182290. Simón Díaz XV, 3019: locating only 2 copies, both in Madrid. Palha 4372: giving incorrect publication date of 1793. Salvá 3479. Heredia 8075. NUC: DLC, IU, ICN. Seller Inventory # 22618

Bibliographic Details

Title: Retrato de Manuel de Faria y Sousa . aora ...

Publisher: Lisboa Occidental, Officina Ferreiriana, 1733.

Binding: Hardcover