Details

Subject(s)

• Catholic Church—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Brazil—Description and travel—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Brazil—History—To 1822—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Printer

• Sylva, José António da, active 1725-1748 [Browse]

Former owner

• Soltau, C.H. [Browse]
• Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Historical works [Browse]
• Bookplates [Browse]

Notes

• First edition of the first history of Brazil written by a Brazilian.
• "Com todas as licenças necessarias."
• Signatures: [*]⁴ 2*⁴ 3*⁶ A-4O⁴ 4P-5D².
• Large paper copy; title page in red and black, with half-title, side notes, catchwords; historiated and decorative initials.
• Includes index.

Provenance

Princeton copy 1 Has booklabel of C.H. Soltau. From the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (inscribed "MHC.")

Source acquisition

Princeton copy 1 Purchased in part with funds from the Program in Latin American Studies.

References

• Barbosa Machado, D. Bibliotheca lusitana, III, p. 700
• Palha, F. Catalogue de la bibliothèque de m. Fernando Palha, 4266
• Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 271853
• Rodrigues, J.C. Bib. brasiliense, 2112
• Sabin 72300
• Holmes, R.E.V. Bibliographical and historical description of the rarest books in the Oliveira Lima collection, 130
• Palha, F. Catalogue de la bibliothèque de m. Fernando Palha, 4266

Place name(s)

Portugal Lisbon.

OCLC

20041280

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