MENESES, D. Luís de (3º Conde da Ericeira).- HISTORIA | DE | PORTUGAL | RESTAURADO. | OFFERECIDA | AO SERENISSIMO PRINCIPE | DOM PEDRO | NOSSO SENHOR. | ESCRITTA | POR | DOM LUIS DE MENEZES | CONDE DA ERICEYRA...- Lisboa: Na Officina de Antonio Pedrozo Galraõ; Na Officina de Miguel Deslandes, 1710-1698.- 2 vols.: frontispício grav., 1 retrato; 33 cm.- E. D. Luís de Meneses (1632-1690), 3rd Count of Ericeira, military and political, born in Lisbon, was one of the most notable historians of the Restoration of Independence; he would commit suicide on May 26, 1690. First edition, the most appreciated and with the largest format, of this important title in Portuguese historiography, which reports the political-military events that took place in Portugal between 1640 and 1668. The collation of the two volumes is as follows: volume I - [12], 908, [31, 1 br.] p.: 1 engraved frontispiece, 1 portrait; volume II - [20], 975, [1 br.] p. The first volume is from the second edition, dated 1710 (the first is from 1679) and retains not only the engraved frontispiece, but also the beautiful portrait of the author (signed Fred. Bouttats) that is missing from most copies. The second volume dates from 1698 and was printed by Miguel Deslandes and does not include any engravings. Copy slightly cropped, with signs of handling and occasional light browning; engraved frontispiece slightly wrinkled. Ex-libris by João José d’Abreu M. M. de Lemos, in both volumes (on the front cover of volume II). Contemporary bindings, worn. Inocêncio, V, p. 307. Samodães, 2085. Arouca, M 302.