Relatorio das Filhas de Maria da Ilha de S. Miguel, 1869.

Ponta Delgada, Typographia da Virgem Immaculada, 1870.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original tan illustrated wrappers (slightly stained, small tear). A few small, light dampstains. In very good condition. Small white rectangular paper tag with serrated edges tipped on to lower inner corner of rear wrapper, with "cx/908" in later ink manuscript. (1 blank l.), 32 pp., (1 l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of what appears to be the second year of an annual publication. It recounts the good works done by the Filhas de Maria in various localities on São Miguel Island in the Azores. There is more blunt honesty here than one would expect in a published report: e.g., under the heading Furnas is the comment, "Continuamos a não receber boas noticias das Filhas de Maria d'este Valle; e os córos alli estabelecidos pódem considerar-se completamente desorganisados" (p. 17). The text is signed in print at the end by Honorata Caetana Pacheco, President of the Filhas de Maria on the Island of São Miguel.*** Not in Innocêncio. Canto, Bibliotheca açoriana 320 (listing 3 pamphlets, for the years 1868, 1869 and 1870-1871). Not in Canto, Inventario, which lists only the first year, published in 1869. Porbase locates four copies (or years?) in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, without collation, stating "Descrição baseada em: 1869" giving the date of publication as "1870-" and the printer as "Typ. Universal de Thomaz Quintino Antunes". Not located in Jisc. KVK (51 databases searched) locates only the records cited by Porbase. Not located in NUC.