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Rainhas de Portugal, estudo historico com muitos documentos.
by BENEVIDES, Francisco da Fonseca
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Lisbon, Castro Irmão, 1878-1879.. First Edition. 2 volumes. Large 8°, contemporary red quarter sheep over marbled boards (some wear), smooth spine, short author, title, volume, and bands gilt, marbled endleaves. Title pages in red and black. Second leaf recto of volume II printed in blue. Some initials in red or blue. Minor dampstain in preliminary leaves of volume II, otherwise internally fine. Overall in good to very good condition. Armorial lithograph bookplates in color of S.P. Scott. Frontispiece, xviii, 365 pp., (3 ll.), with 4 plates not paginated and many other illustrations in text; ix, 394 pp., (1 l.), 1 portrait and 1 color plate with the arms of Portugal not paginated, many other illustrations in text. *** FIRST EDITION of this history of the queens of Portugal. *** Fonseca, Aditamentos p. 138.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21463
- Title
- Rainhas de Portugal, estudo historico com muitos documentos.
- Author
- BENEVIDES, Francisco da Fonseca
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lisbon, Castro Irmão, 1878-1879.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Portugal, history, women, Royalty, Queens, biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
New York, New York
About Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books
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- Plate
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