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VIVIAN, George.- Scenery of Portugal & Spain / on stone by L. Haghe.- London: P. & D. Colnaghi,; Ackermann, 1839.- [35] litografias em [31] folhas.; 54 cm.- E. George Vivian (1798-1873), English architect, draughtsman, painter and art critic, traveled throughout Europe for 30 years, spending his time in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Scandinavia and Russia. The edition, fully lithographed and considered one of the most beautiful books ever published on the Iberian countries, was originally published in fascicles, so the number of prints varies from copy to copy. The present is complete, matching exactly with the respective index, also lithographed, that is, it consists of 35 lithographs gaufeered on 31 sheets, being three preliminary sheets (title page and list of drawings), 27 sheets with 30 lithographs (the prints 19/20, 29/30 and 33/34 are doubles) and a final plate (tail piece). It should be noted that, of the 35 lithographs, 27 represent localities and landscapes in Portugal. At the beginning and at the end, it includes two sheets with the publisher's advertising (with some browning), which do not belong to the edition. Clean copy, interleaved with protective separators, uncroppped, complete and covered in a beautiful contemporary binding, with a smooth shagreen spine (slightly worn) and new endpapers. Provenance: lot 895 from Silva’s/Pedro de Azevedo auction, May 2000 (same copy). Palau, 372196. Duarte de Sousa, 746.