Catalogue de la bibliothèque de M. Fernando Palha.

Lisbon, Imprimerie Libanio da Silva, 1896.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4 volumes. Folio (28 x 20.5 cm.), original light green printed wrappers (a few nicks; very minor soiling to wrappers). A bit "toasted", as always. Uncut and mostly unopened. In very good condition. (2 ll.), 152 pp.; (2 ll.), 301 pp., (1 blank l.); (2 ll.), 338 pp., (1 blank l.); (2 ll.), 191, (1) pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this important library catalogue. The overwhelming majority of the books are now at Harvard University, gifted by John B. Stetson in 1928. The first volume contains theology, jurisprudence, sciences, "arts divers", beaux-arts, and illustrated books. The second volume contains "belles-lettres" and Camoneana. The third volume is entirely devoted to history. The fourth volume contains a continuation of historical works, followed by autographs and manuscript documents, and finally a valuable author index for the entire collection.Fernando Palha [Osório Cabral (d. 1897, according to Harvard University Library, or 1896, according to the Grande enciclopédia)] was a Portuguese historian and public official, serving as Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (mayor), and an elected Peer of the Realm in the upper house of the Portuguese parliament. *** Borba de Moraes (1983), II, 970: "one of the most complete collections of Portuguese books …." For Fernando Palha, see Grande enciclopédia XIX, 722.