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1. ANSELMO, Artur. Relações tipográficas entre a França e Portugal: a
edição das Coplas de Mingo Revulgo impressa por Germain Gaillard em
Lisboa. Paris: Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Centre Culturel Portugais,
1983. Offprint from Les rapports culturels et littéraires entre le Portugal et
la France, Actes du Colloque, Paris, 11-16 octobre 1982. Large 8°, original
printed wrappers. In very good to fine condition. (2 ll.), pp. 93-9, 3 ll.
plates, printed on both sides, with 12 images of title pages, (1 blank l.),
ISBN: none.
$25.00
First and only separate edition.
2. AZEVEDIUS, Fr. Franciscus [i.e., Francisco de Azevedo]. [Greek
type, followed by:] seu Theses selectas ex publicis preaelectionibus in Sacram
utriusque Testamenti Scripturam, quas habuit Frater Joannes Mouranus Ord.
S. Aug. in Colimbriensi Academia theologus doctor, Brasiliarum Principis
concinator inter Augustiniana comita eodem praeside duobus publicis
certaminibus, examini offert, et disputationi ... Die [in ink manuscript: "30"]
Mensis Aprilis hora solita. [The preceding leaf, the dedication, reads:]
Pio. Augusto Felici Joanni Brasiliae Principi Mariae. Inclitae. Reginae
optumo. filio. in Lusitanae Gentis. Commune. Bonum e. Coelis. dato.
scientiarum singularissimo. fautori. O. et. C. Frater . Joannes. Mouranus.
[Colophon] Lisbon: Typis Simonis Thaddaei Ferreira, 1796. 4°, early
marbled wrappers, text block edges rouged. Verso of dedication leaf,
p. [2], has three lines of Homer's Odyssey, set in Greek type; first line of
title, p. [3], has first line in Greek. Frequent footnotes. Rules composed
of typographical ornaments. Overall in fine condition. 59 pp. $120.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The questions defended in the first part of this
thesis include the names and divisions of Scripture, their interpretation, and their
translation to vernacular. The second part includes a question on each book of the
Bible and the Apocrypha.
❊ Author not located in Innocêncio.
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3. CANHÃO, Manuel. Os caracteres de imprensa e a sua evolução historica,
artística e economica em Portugal. Preface by António Gomes da Rocha
Madahil. Lisbon: Grémio Nacional dos Industriais de Tipografia e
Fotográvura, 1941. Large 8°, later black buckram, spine with gilt fillets
and lettering, original printed wrappers bound in. In very good condition.
xx, 154 pp., (1 l.).
$65.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION.
Argues that Philip IV of Spain is the Legitimate King of Portugal
Printed in Civilité Type
4. CARAMUEL LOBKOWITZ, Juan. Respuesta al Manifiesto del Reyno de
Portugal. Antwerp: En la Oficina Plantiniana de Balthasar Moreto, 1642.
4° (23.5 x 18 cm.), contemporary vellum (wormed, front inner hinge split),
short author-title written vertically in dark ink manuscript on spine.
Large woodcut publisher's device on title. Elegant woodcut initials,
some rather large. Portions of text in Civilité type. Light browning;
some light foxing and small stains. Worming, mostly in the upper blank
margins, touching an occasional letter of the headline. Tear in T1 (9
cm.), without loss. In near-good condition. Early ink signature (scored)
on title page. Early ink manuscript note on front pastedown endleaf.
Old ink manuscript (shelfmark?) "S.g.22" on rear pastedown endleaf.
(8 ll.), 198 pp., (1 l.), 1 folding letterpress genealogical chart. $1,200.00
FIRST EDITION of this work arguing that Philip II of Spain (son of the Emperor
Charles V and his wife the Infanta Isabel of Portugal) and his heirs are the legitimate
kings of Portugal: "Reçucitan oy amotinados Portugueses un cadauer, que nunca vivió;
un derecho, que nunca fué; una causa, que nunca pudo subistir" (f. **1v). Pages 9-36
are a reprint in the original Portuguese of a work by Portuguese patriot Antonio Pais
Viegas, Manifesto do Reino de Portugal, 1641, which had been widely circulated. Most of
the remainder of this volume (pp. 37-156) is Caramuel Lobkowitz's response to Pais
Viegas. He includes 30 pages of genealogical arguments, among which are a discussion
of the marriage (or not) of the unfortunate D. Ines de Castro (d. 1355) and D. Pedro I of
Portugal (pp. 85-107). The final section (pp. 158-198) is Caramuel Lobkowitz's reply to 9
other works that supported D. João's claims.
Another edition of the Respuesta was published at Santangel de la Fratta, 1665.
There is also an edition of La Coruña, 2008. A Latin translation by Leandro van der Bandt
appeared in Louvain, 1642: Joannes Bargantinus Lusitaniae illegitimus rex demonstratus.
The Respuesta is a rare and previously unrecorded use of Civilité type, not listed in
the appendix to Carter & Vervliet, Civilité Types.
The work is dedicated to the first Conde de Assumar, Francisco de Melo, who was
granted the title by Philip III in 1630. When the Conde remained loyal to the Habsburgs
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after D. João IV ascended the Portuguese throne in 1640, his title was revoked by the
Portuguese monarch, but continued to be recognized in Spain.
Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz (Madrid, 1606-Vigevano, Lombardy, 1682) had a brilliant
career as a clergyman and was the author of over 200 works. After studying mathematics
and Asian languages (especially Chinese), he entered the Cistercian order at La Espina
(Palencia). While attached to the monastery of Dunes in Flanders, his sermons attracted the
attention of the Infante Ferdinand, governor of the Low Countries. In 1638, the University
of Louvain bestowed an honorary Doctor of Theology degree upon him. Caramuel
Lobkowitz notes in the dedication (f. *2v) that he had penned Philippus Prudens Caroli V.
Imp. filius Lusitaniae Algarbiae, Indiae, Brasiliae legitimus rex demonstratus, Antwerp, 1639,
to defend the Habsburg right to the throne. That work provoked Antonio Pais Viegas
to publish the Manifesto do Reino de Portugal, which in turn provoked the present work.
Judging from the aprobación on f. **4v, when this work appeared, its author was titular
abbot of Melrose (in Scotland).
Caramuel Lobkowitz subsequently served as envoy from the king of Spain to the
court of Emperor Ferdinand III, abbot-superior of the Benedictines in Vienna, grand-
vicar to the archbishop of Prague, bishop of Konigratz, archbishop of Otranto, and
bishop of Vigevano. His published works range from grammar, poetry, and canon law
to mathematics (he focused on combinatorics and probability), logic, astronomy, and
asceticism. Alphonsus Liguori (later sanctified) condemned Caramuel Lobkowitz as
"Prince of the Laxists."
❊ Palau 43539. Peeters-Fontainas 185. Simón Díaz, Bibliografia de la literatura hispanica,
VII, 4644. Almirante 115. Bulletin du bibliophile belge III, p. 48. Goldsmith, Short Title
Catalogue of Spanish and Portuguese Books 1601-1700 in the Library of the British Museum
C163. Visconde da Trindade, Restauração 111: noting that it is rare to find copies with the
genealogical table present. Exposição bibliográfica da Restauração 270. Martinho da Fonseca,
Restauração 188. Coimbra, Reservados 586. HSA p. 90. Duarte de Sousa I, 107. Not in Palha
(cf. 2982). NUC: ICN, MH. OCLC: 55284056 (Newberry Library, Biblioteca Nacional
de Chile, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Universidad de
Salamanca, Universidad de Valladolid); 222835787 (Cambridge University, King's College
London, Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico); 778655518 (Biblioteca Nacional de España);
771368544 (British Library); 69064354 (Universiteit van Amsterdam-Centrale Bibliotheek,
Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht, Universiteit Maastricht, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig);
319740583 (National Library of Scotland). CCPBE locates 16 copies at 11 locations. Rebiun
also locates 16 copies, for the most part duplicating CCPBE. Porbase locates a single copy,
at Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Jisc repeats Cambridge University, King's College
London, British Library, and National Library of Scotland, adding Oxford University.
5. CASTRO, Renato Berbert de. A Tipografia Imperial e Nacional da
Bahia (Cachoeira, 1823-Salvador, 1831). São Paulo: Editora Ática, 1984.
Ensaios, 11. 8°, original printed wrappers. As new. viii pp., (2 ll.), 274
pp., illustrations. ISBN: none.
$75.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent bibliography.
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*6. COSTA, Eduardo Freitas da, ed. Vinhetas e ornatos tipograficos. Lisbon:
Imprnesa Nacional, 1971. Oblong folio (24.3 x 34 cm.), loose in original
cloth folding case (dust soiling to case). Overall in good to very good
condition. Internally very good to fine. 63 pp.
$100.00
Reproduces specimens from type specimen books issued by the Portuguese Imprensa
Nacional in 1838, 1858, 1870, 1888, 1895, 1912, 1915, 1932 and 1935 [?].
WITH:
Provas dos diversos typos, vinhetas e ornnatos typographicos da Imprensa
Nacional. Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional, (1971). Large oblong 8º (8.4 x 23.8
cm.), half sheep over decorated boards, in the above mentioned folding
case, (2), 81, (1) ll. As new.
Facsimile reprint of the 1836 edition of this rare type specimen book.
7. CRUZ, Alexandrina, ed. Tipografia portuguesa do séc. XVII: a colecção
da Biblioteca Nacional. Volume I [all published to date]: Letras A e B.
Lisbon: Biblioteca Nacional, 1999. Bibliografias. 8°, original illustrated
wrappers. As new. One of 500 copies. 276 pp., (1 l.), numerous color
illustrations. ISBN: 972-565-257-6.
$25.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Contains 519 works, giving pagination, size,
bibliographical citations, call number, and comments on the condition of the copy. There
are indices of authors, anonymous works by title, place of printing, printers, publishers
and booksellers (with places of printing and dates of activity), dates of printing, and
illustrators. One extremely useful feature is that variant title pages and other examples
of variant printings are illustrated side by side—some of these variants have never
before been described.
8. Evangelhos e epistolas con suas exposições en romãce. Porto, na
oficina de Rodrigo Álvares, 1497. Edição em fac–simile (do incº da
Biblioteca Nacional, nº 533). Estudo de Manuel Cadafaz de Matos.
2 volumes. Lisbon: Távola Redonda, 1997. Centro de Estudos de
História do Livro e da Edição (C.E.H.L.E.), II. Folio (26.9 x 19.5 cm.),
original printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled. Internally as new. 80 pp.,
(1 l.), illus.; (3), ccii, (1) ll. One of 1,150 numbered copies (of which
150 were not offered for sale), signed by Manuel Cadafaz de Matos.
ISBN: 972-9366-13-6.
2 volumes.
$75.00
Facsimile reprint of one of the first books printed in Oporto; one of the earliest
printed books in the Portuguese language. The slimmer volume consists of the study,
the other contains the facsimile.
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With Author's Signed Presentation Inscription
*9. GUSMÃO, Armando Nobre de. Livros impressos no século XVI
existentes na Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Distrital de Évora. I: Tipografia
Portuguesa. Évora: [back cover: Lisbon: Bertrand (Irmãos), Limitada],
1953. Separata de A Cidade de Évora, 1952-1953. Large 8°, original
printed wrappers, front cover printed in red and black. In very good
condition. Author's five-line signed presentation inscription on initial
(blank) leaf verso to Dr. António Luis Gomes. 224 pp., illustrated. Text
in two columns.
$50.00
FIRST EDITION. A revised edition appeared in 1964.
Provenance: Probably António Luis Gomes (Porto, 1898-Lisbon, 1981), politician and
bureacrat, at one point secretary-general of the Ministério das Finanças and director-general
of the Fazenda Pública. He wrote thirty or more works on Portuguese history and culture
10. ING, Janet. Johann Gutenberg and His Bible. A Historical Study.
Preface by Paul Needham. New York: The Typophiles, 1988. Typophile
Chapbook 58. 8°, publisher's cloth with dust jacket. As new. 154 pp., (1
blank, 1 l.). One of 1,100 copies. ISBN: 9-945074-00-X.
$100.00
This is the original edition, which went out of print soon after publication. The
only work in English to survey Gutenberg scholarship from the fifteenth century to the
mid-1980s; also includes a detailed discussion of the 42-line Bible of 1455. Designed by
Abe Lerner, and set and printed in Monotype Van Dijck by Michael & Winifred Bixler.
*11. LAVOURA, Maria Emília Balio [Santos]. Tipografia espanhola do
século XVI: a colecção da Biblioteca Nacional. Introduction by Lorenzo Ruiz
Fidalgo. Lisbon: Biblioteca Nacional, 2001. Bibliografias; Colecções. 8°,
original illustrated wrappers. As new. One of 500 copies. 625, (1) pp.,
(2 ll.), color illustrations. ISBN: 972-565-301-7.
$65.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Short-title catalogue of 1,966 titles in the collection
of the Biblioteca Nacional, Lisboa. Many are held in more than one copy. Author, title,
place of printing, date and format are given. There are bibliographical citations for each
listing, as well as call numbers for the copy or copies. While collations are not provided,
incomplete copies are noted, sometimes with specifics as to what is lacking. A significant
number of unique specimens exist in this collection. This is an essential reference work,
including valuable indices (p. 467 to the final unnumbered page), of secondary authors;
titles; printers, publishers and booksellers; as well as a chronological index is organized
by place of printing and printers.
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