A tradução em Portugal. Tentativa de resenha cronológica das traduções impressas em língua portuguesa excluindo o Brasil, de 1495 a 1950 .

RODRIGUES, A.[ntónio] A.[ugusto] Gonçalves.

Published by Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional (volume I); Ministério da Educação / ICALP (volume II); and ISLA, Centro de Estudos de Literatura Geral e Comparada (volumes III-V), 1992-1999.

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5 volumes. Large 8°, original printed wrappers (volume I) and original illustrated wrappers (volumes II-V). First three volumes with some wear to wrappers. Final two volumes as new. Author's signed presentation inscriptions on front free endleaves recto of first two volumes and on dedication leaf recto of third. Volume I "Ao João Paulo Abreu e Lima // grande artista, sólido investigador // e bom amigo, de // A.A. Gonçalves Rodrigues." Volume II: "A João Paulo Abreu e Lima // com o maior afecto e estima // intelectual, de // A.A. Gonçalves Rodrigues." Volume III, below a flowery dedication to José Vitorino de Pina Martins: "e ao João Paulo Abreu e Lima, artista exímio // investigador prudente e amigo de há muitos anos, de // A.A. Gonçalves Rodrigues." Volumes I, IV and V are one of 1,000 copies. 428 pp., (2 ll.); 229 pp., (1 blank l.), illustrations; 300 pp., (1 l.), illustrations; 559 pp., (1 l.), illustrations; 391 pp., (1 l.), illustrations. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITIONS. A remarkable, massive, pioneering work, and obviously a labor of love. Nevertheless, as one would expect of such an outstanding initial effort, numerous additional titles remain to be described. Each volume includes indexes of authors, publishers, and translators. In the first volume, the author lists 4,369 titles from 1495 through 1834. The second volume contains 2,759 titles from 1835 through 1850. The third volume lists over 4,500 titles from 1851 to 1870. The fourth volume lists over 10,600 titles from 1871 to 1900. The fifth volume lists over 3,000 titles from 1901 to 1930. No additional volumes have been published.António Augusto Gonçalves Rodrigues (Bragança, 1906-1999) taught at the Universidade Clássica de Lisboa from 1951-1975, and later at the Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração. A rigorous scholar, he wrote a doctoral thesis on the Cavaleiro de Oliveira that kicked off a debate with Aquilino Ribeiro in 1951. Provenance: João Paulo de Abreu e Lima (1922-2009), designer (of books, bookplates, medals and stamps), graphic arts professional, scenographer, miniaturist, illuminator, heraldry authority, essayist, historian and author.*** Dicionário cronológico de autores portugueses IV, 288-90.

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• Title: A tradução em Portugal. Tentativa de resenha cronológica das traduções impressas em língua portuguesa excluindo o Brasil, de 1495 a 1950 .
• Publisher: Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional (volume I); Ministério da Educação / ICALP (volume II); and ISLA, Centro de Estudos de Literatura Geral e Comparada (volumes III-V), 1992-1999.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)