Leilão 224 Antiguidades e Obras de Arte, Livros Antigos, Arte Moderna e Contemporânea

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RODRIGUES EBORENSE, André.- LOCORVM | COMMVNIVM | Tomus posterior. | EXEMPLA MRMORA- | BILIA CONTINENS, EX PRO | BATISSIMIS QVIBVSQVE, TAM | ethnicis quàm sacris scriptoribus peruigili lectione | deprompta, & in tres diuisa partes vt lectoris faci- | litati consultum sit: prima namq[uam] de virtuti- | bus, secunda de vitijs, tertia de reliquis ma- | terijs agit: liberalium artium studio- | dis, & catholicæ obseruationi | consecratis peruti- | lis lectio. | COLLIGEBAT | Andreas Eborensis.- Conimbricae: Apud Ioannem Barrerium. Anno 1569.- 378, [4] f.; 14 cm.- E.
André Rodrigues (1510-1575), Portuguese humanist, born in Évora, from an illustrious family of New Christians of Spanish origin who, curiously, were never bothered by the Inquisition; His grandfather, Tomás da Veiga, was a doctor to the Catholic Monarchs and accompanied Infanta D. Isabel, when she arrived in Portugal to marry Infante D. Afonso. Second Portuguese edition of the second part of a collection of annotated quotations from classical authors, namely Plutarch, Seneca, Pliny, Suetonius, Virgil, Ovid, Horace, Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, etc. which would be destined for the education of the infant and future king D. Sebastião. The first part, published in the same year, has a slightly different title: “Loci comunes sententiarum et exemplarrum...” and in both the author's name is indicated, unlike the first edition, which was published anonymously. Copy a little handled and cropped, with some (tidal) stains on the first six pages and old ownership scratched on the title page; It is, however, complete and solid. Contemporary, or slightly later, full sheepskin binding, missing the two free endpapers. Anselm, 206; National Library (16th century), 432. Biblioteca de D. Manuel II does not mention.

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MURPHY, James.- Plans, elevations, sections and views of the church of Batalha, in the province of Estremadura in Portugal, with the history and description by Fr. Luis de Sousa; with remarks. To which is prefixed an introductory discourse on the principles of Gothic Architecture.- London: I. & J. Taylor, 1795.- [2], II, [2], 61, [1] p.: [27] gravuras; 53 cm.- E.
Monumental work, especially appreciated for the magnificent copperplate prints (engraving and etching), of large dimensions, containing the architectural survey of the Batalha Monastery and some reconstructions. James Cavanah Murphy (1760-1814), Irish architect and traveler, born in Blackrock (Cork), was in Portugal during the years 1789 and 1790, in the service of William Burton Conyngham, with the mission of studying and designing the architecture of the Monastery of Batalha. The work includes the following typed texts: Preface (II p.); Introduction (p. 1 to 26); A history and description of the Royal Monastery of Batallha... / by Father Luis de Sousa ([2], p. 27 to 61, [1] p.); List of subscribers [2 p., at the end]. The 27 engravings include: an architectural title (page), the dedication to William Conyngham and 25 engravings, with the survey, five after the introduction and the rest at the end of the volume (two on double sheets). Complete copy, according to the bibliography and engraving index, with some handling and foxing. Heraldic (scaquistic) ex-libris by A. Ramel. Half-leather binding, contemporary, worn. Brunet, III, coll. 1954/1955. Duarte de Sousa, 510.

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TÁVORA, Álvaro Pires de.- HISTORIA | DE VAROENS | ILLVSTRES DO APPELLIDO | TAVORA. | CONTINVADA EM OS SENHORES | DA CAZA E MORGADO | DE CAPARICA. | COM A RELLACAM DE TODOS OS SVCCESSOS | publicos deste Reyno e suas Conquistas desde o tempo do Senhor Rey D. IOAM TERCEIRO aesta parte...- Impresso em Paris: Por Sebastiam Cramoisy e Gabriel Cramoisy, 1648.- [4], 365, [1 br.] p.; 34 cm.- E.
Work published posthumously on the initiative of Rui Lourenço de Távora, son of the author (†1640), nobleman from Trás-os-Montes, but born in Lisbon, lord of Mogadouro, mayor of Miranda do Douro, Mirandela and Alfândega da Fé and chief chamberlain of D. João I, D. Duarte I and D. Afonso V. D. Álvaro fought in the battle of Alfarrobeira and served in the stronghold of Ceuta and in the armada that went to the rescue of Bahia, taken by the Dutch in 1624. Title page with two ownerships (or just one?) heavily scratched, next to the imprint. Otherwise, a slightly cropped, but clean copy, with slight deformation, preserving good margins. Ex-libris with the coat of arms of Count of Sucena (registration label at the end) and Eduardo José de Vasconcelos de Araújo Miranda. Contemporary binding, full flexible parchment, with ink inscription (late) on the spine. Inocêncio, I, p. 48. Samodães, 3717. Ávila Perez, 5959.

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SOUSA, Manuel de Faria e.- INFORMACION | EN FAVOR DE | MANVEL DE FARIA I SOVSA, | CAVALLERO DE LA ORDEN DE CHRISTO, | I DE LA CASA REAL. | SOBRE LA ACVSACION | QVE SE HIZO EN EL TRIBUNAL DEL SANTO OFICIO DE LISBOA, | A LOS COMENTARIOS QVE DOCTA, I jVDICIOSA, I CATOLICAMENTE | ESCRIVIO A LAS LVSIADAS DEL DOCTISSIMO, I PROFVNDISSIMO, | I SOLIDISSIMO POETA CHRISTIANO LVIS DE CAMOENS...- [Madrid: s.n., 1640].- [12] p., 140 col.; 29 cm.- E.
Manuel de Faria e Sousa (1590-1649), poet, humanist and historian, born in Felgueiras. Defense prepared by the author, to the case brought against him by the General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Lisbon, following comments on the edition of «Os Lusíadas», printed in Madrid, the previous year. Copy a little cropped, but clean, with tangential loss of some catchwords; occasional minor restorations. Recent binding, full flecked sheepskin, with label of Frederico d’Almeida; carminated edges. Provenance: Library of Prof. Artur Moreira de Sá - lot 596 of auction 48 (Pedro de Azevedo, Lda.), April 2005. Inocêncio, V, p. 415.

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CAMPANA AQUILANO, Cesare.- ASSEDIO | E RACQVISTO | D’ANVERSA, | Fatto dal | SERENISS. ALESSANDRO FARNESE | Prencipe di Parma, &c. | [...] | Historia di Cesare Campana, | DIVISA IN DVE LIBRI. | Con uma breue Narratione delle cose auuenute in Fiandria, dall’anno 1566. fin | al 1584. che comminciò detto Assedio; e com l’Arborede’ Conti di Fiandria, | accommodatiui gli Elogii à ciascheduno di grado in grado.- In Vicenza: Apresso Giorgio Greco. M D XCV. [1595].- [8], 125 p., 2 f. desdobr.: 1 gravura desdobr.; 21 cm.- E.
Cesare Campana (1540-1606), Italian professor and historian, born in L'Aquila, focused mainly on the history of the Netherlands and Flanders. The work reports the siege that led to the capitulation of Antwerp (between July 1584 and August 1585, episode of the 80 Years' War), before the Spanish forces commanded by Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), Duke of Parma and Placencia, husband of the Infanta D. Maria de Portugal, daughter of the Infante D. Duarte and granddaughter of D. Manuel I. Includes a large fold-out xilography, representing the siege, and two equally fold-out sheets: the first with the family tree of the counts of Flanders; the second, the tree of the principal lords of the Netherlands. Copy with several stamps from Casa de Cadaval, namely on the free end paper, on the title page, on the engraving and on the fold-out pages; unreadable old ownership, in the bottom margin of the title page. Otherwise, a very clean copy, with the engraving and the pages well folded. Good contemporary binding, full flexible parchment, with two glued labels and missing ties. Palau, 41128.

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PRESENÇA: Fôlha de Arte e Crítica: quinzenário / directores e editores Branquinho da Fonseca, João Gaspar Simões, José Régio.- Nº 1 a nº 2 (2ª série), ano XII (10 de Março de 1927 a Fevereiro de 1940).- Coimbra: Atlântida, 1927-1940.- 56 números em 3 vols.: il.; 37 e 24 cm.- E.
Complete collection of one of the most sought after magazines of the 20th century, vehicle of literary and artistic modernism and continuation of the Orpheu generation. The list of his collaborators includes the most notable names in Portuguese literature from that literary current, such as Fernando Pessoa, José Régio, Almada Negreiros, Júlio, Gaspar Simões, Carlos Queiroz, Branquinho da Fonseca, Raúl Leal, Mário Saa, and many others. Bound set in three volumes, each containing the following numbers: vol. I - 27 issues: nº 1 to nº 27 (from March 10, 1927 to June/July 1930); vol. II/III - 27 issues: nº 28 to nº 53/54 (from August/October 1930 to November 1938); the last two issues, unique from series II (November 1939 and February 1940), of smaller format, bound together in linen canvas. Numbers 14/15, 31/32, 41/42 and 53/54 are doubles. Volumes I and II include, at the end, the respective indexes. The first three volumes bound in two, on printed canvas (from the publisher?).

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[BECHAYE BEN ASHER, Rabino.- Sulchan Schel Arba.- Veneza: Marco Antonio Giustiniani, 1545].- [22] p.; 28 cm.- E.
Treatise containing the rules of conduct during meals, with a chapter on the divine meal of the righteous, entirely composed in two-column Hebrew characters. Bechaye (or Bahya) ben Asher (ca. 1255-1340), rabbi and erudite historian of Judaism, born in Zaragoza, was known for introducing Kabbalah into the study of the Torah. The Venetian printer and publisher Marco Antonio Giustiniani (fl. 16th century) specialized in publishing texts from Judaism. Very clean copy, with small annotation in Hebrew, in the upper margin of the title page. Non-contemporary binding, with leather spine. Moritz Steinschneider, 4525, coll. 779, 16.

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VEGA, Garcilaso de la.- PRIMERA PARTE DE LOS | COMMENTARIOS | REALES, | QVE TRATAN DEL ORI- | GEN DE LOS YNCAS, REYES QVE FVE- | RON DEL PERV, DE SV IDOLATRIA, LEYES, Y | gouierno en paz y en guerra: de sus vidas y con- | quistas, y de todo lo que fue aquel Imperio y | su Republica, antes que los Españo- | les passaran a el...- En Lisboa: En la Officina de Pedro Crasbeeck, 1609.- [9 (i. e. 8), 1 br.], 264 f.: 1 gravura; 27 cm.- E.
Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), writer and chronicler, born in Cusco (Peru), became known by the nickname “The Inca”, given his Spanish and Inca ancestry, and was considered the prince of writers of the New World. First edition of one of the three works published during the author's lifetime, dated 1608 in the colophon on the verso of the last page and 1609 in the imprint. The work, divided into nine books, is dedicated to D. Catarina, Duchess of Braganza (1540-1614). Copy missing the 2nd preliminary sheet (signature †2) that should contain the licenses; However, it retains the rare copperplate print, with the author's coat of arms, which is missing from some of the known copies, particularly the BNP one. Title page with minor fault on the outer margin and old ownership; last sheet of the first section (folio †4) shorter, glued to the first of the second section; sheet 184 with strong browning. Otherwise, a clean copy. Modern ownership on free endpaper: Canon Abel Martins - 1872 - Evora - 1,500 Rs. Entire sheepskin binding, contemporary, very damaged, missing free endpapers on marbled paper (not contemporary) and carminated edges. The second part of the work was printed in Córdoba, in 1617. Palau, 354788. Arouca, V 74 (without mentioning the engraving).

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ENCADERNAÇÃO.- Histoire de la Révolution Française, depuis 1789 jusqu’en 1814: tome second / par F. A. Miguet.- Quatrième édition.- Paris: Firmin Didot Père et Fils, 1817.- [2], 376 p.: 1 planta desdobr.; 21 cm.- E.
Remarkable contemporary binding, entirely in green morocco, with neo-classical gold decoration on the covers, rolls on the squares, spine with closed panels and gilt edges; in the center of both covers, engraved in gold, the book stamp of D. Amélia de Leuchtenberg de Beauharnais, empress consort of Brazil and second wife of Emperor D. Pedro I (initial A crowned) of Brazil. Castro e Solla (Super-libros ornamentaes), XLVI.

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MENESES, D. Luís de (Conde da Ericeira).- HISTORIA | DE | PORTUGAL | RESTAURADO...- Lisboa: Na Officina de Antonio Pedrozo Galraõ, 1698-1710.- 2 vols.; 33 cm.- E.
D. Luís de Meneses (1632-1690), 3rd Count of Ericeira, military and politician, 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 in the largest format, of this important title in Portuguese historiography, which reports on the political-military events that took place in Portugal between 1640 and 1668. The collation of the two volumes is the following: 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, as it is dated 1710 (the first is dated 1679), and preserves not only the engraved frontispiece, but also the portrait of the author (signed Fred. Bouttats) which is missing in most of the copies. The second volume, dated 1698, was printed by Miguel Deslandes. Ex-libris of Emílio Monteiro. Carminated edges. Non-contemporary bindings, painted full sheepskin. Provenance: Emílio Monteiro Library (Auction nº 19, May 1990, Silva's/Pedro de Azevedo, lot nº 943); Important Private Library: part IV (Auction nº 34, Dec. 1999, Silva's/Pedro de Azevedo, lot nº 606). Inocêncio, V, p. 307. Arouca, M 302.

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LAVANHA, João Batista.- VIAGEM | DA CATHOLICA REAL | MAGESTADE | DEL REY D. FILIPE II. | N.S. | AO REYNO DE PORTVGAL | E rellação do solene | recebimento que nelle se lhe fez | S. MAGESTADE | a mandou escrever | POR IOÃO BAPTISTA LAVANHA | SEV CORONISTA MAYOR.- Madrid: Por Thomas Iunti, 1622.- [2], 78 f.: [16] gravuras; 32 cm.- E.
João Batista Lavanha (1550-1624), Portuguese engineer, mathematician, cosmographer and cartographer, born in Lisbon; in 1618 he was appointed chief chronicler of the Kingdom. The work recounts the only trip to Portugal by King Philip II (III of Spain) which took place between May 9 and October 23, 1619, with a long stay in Lisbon that lasted more than three months. The edition is illustrated with 16 copperplate engravings, four of which are printed separately: an allegorical frontispiece, a large fold-out engraving at the end, representing the disembarkation of Philip II at Terreiro do Paço and two larger engravings (Lisbon Businessmen's Arch and Flemish Arch). Of the remaining 12, all full page, printed next to the text, 11 represent allegorical arches erected specifically for the royal visit by the guilds and representations that received the sovereign, respectively businessmen from Lisbon, Englishmen, officers of the flag of St. George, silversmiths, candle makers, Italians, painters, Flemish, goldsmiths and diamond cutters, coiners, tailors, family members of the Holy Office and Germans; the last represents the plan of the large room of the Palace, where the Cortes took place, from the 18th of July to the 29th of August. Copy a little cropped, with tangential damage to some of the lower margins of the engravings (more pronounced on the plan view); outer margins of the last 16 pages restored, without prejudice to the text; large mirrored fold-out engraving, with restoration on the outer margin, slightly affecting the engraved part. Two old ownerships: one on the inner margin of the frontispiece (damaged by the trim); another on the last page of text, after the colophon: He este livro do Ldo. D[oming?]os Esteves de vasconcellos Natural de Penamacor. Custoudez mil reis. 19th century binding, fully sheepskin, with slight wear. Inocêncio, III, p. 306. Samodães, 1717. Palau, 133207.

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PACHECO, Francisco Pinto.- TRATADO | DA | CAVALARIA | DA GINETA, | COM A DOCTRINA DOS MELHORES | Authores.- Lisboa: Na officina de Ioam da Costa, 1670.- [16], 210, [1, 1 br.] p.: 1 retrato equestre, il.; 20 cm.- E.
Original edition of a rare chivalric treatise illustrated in the text with seven full-page woodcuts. The author († 1668) was a knight of the Order of Christ and captain-in-chief of the city of Tangier, where he was born. From page 181 onwards, a chapter entitled “Art and dexterity of tovrear” is included. Cropped copy, with light handling, but clean, preserving the very rare equestrian portrait of the author, engraved on copperplate, at the beginning (signed A.P.), which is missing in most known copies. Alfred Barmore MacLay's bookplate, dated 1927, representing a snaffle bit. Binding from the 19th/20th century, full fleeced sheepskin. Fernando Palha’s catalogue gives the following indication: «Livre rare. Manque le portrait qu'on trouve dans quelques exemplaires». Inocêncio, III, p. 37 (the work rarely appears on the market). Arouca, P 6.

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NICOLAS, Sir Nicholas Harris.- History of the orders of knighthood of the British Empire; of the orders of the Guelphs of Hanover; and of the medals, clasps, and crosses, confered for naval and military services / the illustrations by G. Baxter.- London: Published for John Hunter, 1842.- 4 vols.: il.; 36 cm.- E.
The author (1799-1848), English jurist and historian, born in Dartmouth (Mass., USA), was an officer in the British Navy between 1812 and 1816, after which he dedicated himself to the historiography and genealogy of the British nobility. His “History of the orders of knighthood...”, the first history of honorary orders in the United Kingdom, is considered a masterpiece of Victorian typography. The edition is illustrated with 27 separate chromolithographs and numerous figures in the text. Copy with some stains affecting mainly the prints of volume II. Contemporary sheepskin half-bindings with gilt edges; retains the original marbled paper endpapers and protective cases (recent). Percy Muir (Victorian illustrated books), p. 152.

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ENCADERNAÇÕES.- CICERO, Marcus Tullius.- M, TVLLII | CICERO- | NIS | ORATIONVM.- Lvgdvni: Apvd Seb. Gryphivm, 1550-1551.- 3 vols.; 12 cm.- E. Junto com: CICERO, Marcus Tullius.- M. T. CIC. | EPISTOLA- | RVM, VOCANT, | FAMILIARVM | LIBRI | XVI...- 619, [1 br.] p.; 12 cm.- E.
Set consisting of four volumes of 16th century Lyonnais editions with works by Cicero (106-43 BC), father of Latin eloquence, on the initiative of the Venetian humanist, diplomat and botanist Andrea Navagero or Andreas Naugerius (1483-1529), collaborator of Aldo, in Venice and later ambassador in Madrid and Paris. The first three volumes contain 57 prayers (minor fault in the lower margin of the first volume); the fourth volume, the 16 books of his “Epistolarum”. This set is notable for preserving the characteristic contemporary Lyonnais bindings, entirely in calfskin, with some wear, usually called “reliures à la cire”, with motifs intertwined in gold on the covers, filled with black wax (with the spines redone) and gilt edges, preserving the original marbled paper endpapers.

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CAMÕES, Luís de.- Os Lusíadas.- Edição critica-commemorativa do terceiro centenário da morte do grande poeta.- Porto; Leipzig: Emilio Biel, 1880.- LVI, 375, [1 br.], XXXIII, XCII p.: il.; 39 cm.- E.
Monumental edition, with great graphics, illustrated with steel engravings, printed in Leipzig and a chromolithograph at the beginning of each canto, in addition to other decorative motifs. Includes in-depth studies by José Gomes Monteiro and Mendes Leal. Copy nº 21, nominative «à la presse» (property of Manoel Lopes Martins), from the special edition of 100, printed on heavier weight paper, signed by the printer and the publisher. Copy with very slight foxing, but generally clean, preserving the original binding, entirely in green morocco (with minor wear) with blocking press stamped engraving on the front cover and impeccable gilt edges; The original endpapers are preserved in gold-decorated paper. José do Canto, 117.

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FRANZ LISZT. Manuscrito musical autógrafo.- Século XIX (1845).- 1 f. 27x21 cm.
Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, born in Doborján (today in Austria), considered one of the most important composers of the 19th and late Romanticism centuries. Autograph musical manuscript containing the score (1 f.) of an untitled waltz, with only the epigraph indicating its tempo: "Allegretto". At the end, the autograph signature: Of. Lszt. Provenance: this manuscript was owned by Pedro Batalha Reis (1906-1966), author of the work "Liszt na sua passagem por Lisboa em 1845" (Lisboa, 1945) ("Liszt in his visit to Lisbon in 1845" (Lisbon, 1945)). In his work, the author states that "Allegretto duma valsa inédita" (Allegretto of an unpublished waltz) was one of three works composed by Liszt during his stay in Lisbon between January 15th and February 25th, 1845, where he performed in nine concerts and three private recitals. He further informs that the "Allegretto" belonged to his grandfather António Batalha Reis (1838-1917), and he does not know how he acquired it. Minor faults in the margins not affecting the handwritten text; slight browning and slight stains.

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PINTO, Fernão Mendes.- HISTORIA | ORIENTAL | DE LAS PEREGRINACIONES | DE FERNAN MENDEZ PINTO| PORTVGVES, ADONDE SE ESCRIVEN | muchas, y muy estrañas cosas que vio, y oyò en los Reynos de la China, | Tartaria, Sornao, que vulgarmente se llama Siam, Calamiñam, Peguu, | Martauan, y otros muchos de aquellas partes Orientales, de que | en estas nuestras de Occidente ay muy poca, ò | ninguna noticia. | CASOS FAMOSOS, ACONTECIMIENTOS ADMIRABLES, | leyes,gouierno,trages, Religion, y costumbres de aquellos | Gentiles de Asia. | TRADVZIDO DE PORTVGVES EN CASTELLANO POR el Licenciado Francisco de Herrera Maldonado,Canonigo de la santa Iglesia Real de Arbas.- Madrid: Por Tomas Iunti, Impressor del Rey nuestro señor, 1620.- [5], 8, [1], 4 f., 481 [i. e. 483] p.; 27 cm.- E.
Rare first edition in Castilian of "Peregrinações", printed "a costa de Manuel Rodriguez, Mercador de Libros", six years after the first Portuguese edition (the second Portuguese edition was only published in 1678). Fernão Mendes (1510/14-1583) left for India in 1537, having stayed in the East for around 21 years. The “Peregrination”, a fantastic account of his troubled adventures, was originally published on the initiative of Friar Belchior Faria, 31 years after his death (Lisbon, 1614), from the original manuscript bequeathed by the author to Casa Pia dos Penitentes. Copy a little trimmed, with slight acidity, occasional stains and traces of moth work, but overall, solid and well preserved. Full sheepskin flecked binding (contemporary?), restored and with new endpapers. The copy matches exactly with the collation from Palau, IX, 163203. Leite de Faria, 24-1.

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CAYET, Pierre Victoire Palma.- CHRONOLOGIE SEPTENAIRE | DE | L’HISTOIRE | DE LA PAIX ENTRE | LES ROYS DE FRANCE | ET D’ESPAGNE. | Contenant les choses plus memorables adue- | nuës en France, Espagne, Allemagne, Italie, | Angleterre, Escosse, Flandres, Hongrie, Portugal, Suece, Transyluanie, & autres en- | droits de l’Europe: auec le succez de plusieurs | nauigations faictes aux Indes Orientales, Oc- | cidentales & Septentrionales, depuis le com- | mencement de l’an 1598. iusques à la fin de l’an 1604. | DIVISEE EN SEPT LIVRES.- A Paris: Par Iean Richer, M. D. CV. [1605].- [4], 498 f.: 1 frontispício gravado; 17 cm.- E.
Pierre Cayet (1525-1610), French theologian and historian, born in Montrichard (Touraine); A friend of Pierre de La Ramée, he studied in Geneva, having embraced Calvinism, which he abjured in 1595. Cayet was part of the court of Catherine of Bourbon, or of Navarre (1559-1604), sister of King Henry IV of France (1553 -1610). Original edition (second printing) that includes one of the first accounts of the journey of the French navigator, cartographer and explorer Samuel Champlain (1567/74-1635) to North America and Canada, where, in 1608, he would found the city of Québec. The copy presents page 207 with the amended and correct foliation (107 in the first edition) and retains the rare architectural frontispiece, engraved on copperplate, signed J. de Weert f., not mentioned in the bibliographies. Magnificent contemporary binding, entirely made of burnished parchment (vélin doré), with missing ties, double golden fillet squared on the covers and sections with fleur-de-lis; in the center of the front covers, the coat of arms of Henry IV, engraved in gold, with the necklaces of the orders of St. Michael and the Holy Spirit; gilt edges. Sabin, 11627. Palau, 50667 (mention two final pages). Harrisse (Nouvelle France), p. 284.

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ANDRADE, Manuel Carlos de.- Luz da liberal e nobre arte de cavallaria.- Lisboa: Na Regia Officina Typografica, 1790.- XXVI, 454, [1, 1 br.] p.: 93 gravuras, 1 retrato; 35 cm.- E.
Good copy, very clean and complete (retains the final errata page, with the blank verso), of one of the most beautiful books printed in Portugal in the 18th century and, certainly, one of the most sought after. Inocêncio states that some intended to attribute the work to the 4th Marquis of Marialva, chief equerry, but this has not yet been confirmed. The 93 engravings, of which 22 are foldable (all well folded and placed), represent mainly attitudes of the horse in teaching and are opened on copper plate by several engravers, mainly Luís Fróis, but also Manuel Alegre, Luís Fernandez Piedra and others, according to originals by Joaquim Carneiro da Silva (Ernesto Soares, História, 1076). Print 76 (p. 390) presents a curious inscription: Silva del. — H. Queverdo aqua forti et terminé par J. J. Droüet 1792 (engravers not mentioned by E. Soares). The prince regent, future king D. João VI, is represented in engravings 21, 29, 53 and 59 (E. Soares and Ferreira Lima, Dictionary of Iconography, 1549 B). Allusive vignettes at the beginning of books I and VI. Portrait of the Prince Regent with a slight stain on the lower margin, a smaller stain on the lower edge of approximately 30 pages in the middle of the volume and a small tear on the fold of the last engraving, without lack of support. 19th century binding, fully sheepskin, with painted patina, preserving the original marbled paper endpapers. Inocêncio, V, 386. Ameal, 108. Torrecilla, 25 ([Edición] digna de las magníficas ediciones ilustradas del caballero Pluvinel y del duque de Newcastle).

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MANUSCRITO.- TERESA DE ÁVILA, Santa.- 1 documento.- Século XVI.- 1 f.; 290x200 mm.
Manuscript, probably autograph, of St. Teresa of Ávila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582), a Spanish Carmelite mystic nun and Catholic saint canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. Saint Teresa, reformer of the Carmelite Order and co-founder of the Discalced Carmelite Order, together with Saint John of the Cross, left us important contemplative texts and a set of more than 350 letters reprinted several times in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Fragment of unidentified text, with 19 lines, in Castilian language. The sheet, glued to a wooden support and framed, has some support faults (and folding creases) which impair the reading of several words. Some polychrome plant and zoomorphic decorative motifs were added to the top and bottom margins (bottom margin added).

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A portable oratory for suspention
Namban Art, fully black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and gold decoration "Birds and flowers" and "Landscapes", Cornice with medallion "Insignia of the Society of Jesus", original copper clasp, nippo-portuguese - Momoyama period (1573-1615), faults, mounts and later consolidation plaques, painting missing
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (fechado) 69 x 51 x 7 cm; (aberto) 69 x 102 x 7 cm

€ 25,000 - 37,500 Base - Estimate

€ 42,000Sold

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A large suspension oratory
fully black lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlays and gilt decoration "Various animals among vegetation", stripes with secant circles, carved cornice and doors interior en bas-relief with gilt decoration, interior with a space for placing a painting or a large sculpture, ebonized wood interior, doors interior with six oval reserves for paintings on copper or relics, inlaid iron mounts, red painted back, Sino-Portuguese, 17th C. (early), missing main painting or sculpture, missing reserves' paintings/relics, restoration, metallic reinforcements, fault on decoration, missing the central frieze of the doors and lock
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (fechado) 94 x 66 x 9,5 cm; (aberto) 94 x 131 x 9,5 cm

€ 20,000 - 30,000 Base - Estimate

€ 0Unsold

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A bureau with seventeen drawers
wood, full black lacquer coating with gilt decoration and mother-of-pearl inlay "Birds, rabbits and flowers", central drawer having the height of two drawers with "Perfect round arch" mouldings. , nippo-portuguese - begining of the Edo períod (1615-1868), 17th C. (1st/2nd quarter), missing of folding lid, non-original exterior moldings, extensively restored decoration with reinstatements, later mounts, modern stand, Early Edo period (1615-1868)
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 55 x 87 x 44,5 cm

€ 15,000 - 22,500 Base - Estimate

€ 0Unsold - Available to buy

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A nine drawer cabinet
Namban Art, full black lacquer coating with gold decoration and mother-of-pearl inlays, "Flowers, plants and various plant motifs with birds", bands with geometric motifs "Checkers, circles (tangent and secant), zigzags and alternating triangles", friezes with «tendrils », central drawer occupying the height of two drawers with moulded "Classicist Portico", scalloped, engraved and gilt copper mounts, nippo-portuguese - Momoyama period (1573-1615), restoration, top cover decoration redone, minor faults and defects, non-original key entry protective escutcheons, a corner and one of the handle escutcheons not original, faults and wear to the gilt of the mounts
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 29,5 x 43 x 29,5 cm

€ 12,000 - 18,000 Base - Estimate

€ 0Unsold

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