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(Lisbon: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1960). Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos 74. 8vo; original red rexine gilt; dustwrapper; pp. 83; graphs; two large folding maps of Angola, including one coloured, inserted loose at end. Portuguese text, with French and English summaries. Dustwrapper a little sunned and edgeworn; small chip at tail of spine. A study of Portuguese immigration and population trends in Angola, the most popular colonial destination for settlers from Portugal following the independence of Brazil. "The reason for this greater and greater afflux of white people is based on the economical development observed in this province after the Second World War: the high quotations of some of its agricultural products such as coffee, the exportation of which dominates all the commerce in Angola, sisal, oleaginous products, etc.; the extraordinary increment given to the commerce; the use of hydro-electric power; the flourishing of mining industries either of transformation… Read More

(Imprensa Nacional, 1948). Folio; original soft card wrappers; pp. 112; black-and-white photographs. Portuguese text. Wraps slightly sunned and very frayed and head and tail of backstrip; corners a bit curled. Speeches etc in commemoration of the tricentenary of the Portuguese reclamation of Angola. .

(Imprensa Nacional, 1948). Folio; original soft card wrappers; pp. 112; black-and-white photographs. Portuguese text. Wraps slightly sunned and frayed and head and tail of backstrip; corners a bit curled. Speeches etc in commemoration of the tricentenary of the Portuguese reclamation of Angola. .

(Lisbon: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1963). Estudos de Ciências Políticas e Sociais No. 68. 255 x 192 mm; printed card wraps; pp. 217 + (i) + plates; text figures; folding maps; large plates section showing scenery, inhabitants and material culture. Wraps a bit sunned and curled; pages mostly unopened. Very good condition. A detailed survey of Angola's southernmost region. Portuguese text. .

(Separata do Boletim do Instituto de Angola, No. 15, Janeiro-Dezembro 1961). 275 x 205 mm; saddle-stitched wraps, a little worn; pp. 9 + 11 black-and-white photographic plates. Portuguese text with an English summary: "Fishing in the Panguila Lagoon and the curing of the fish. The present work is divided into five parts, each one dealing with the following subjects: 1. Localization of the lagoon and the building up of the work. 2. Localization of the fishing centres and the vegetable and animal content of the lagoon. 3. Fishing equipment and description of net fishing. 4. Preparation and curing of fish. 5. The human atmosphere in two of the fishing camps. At the conclusion of the work, a table is given showing the prices of fish, at the moment of selling by the fisherman and in the native market at Luanda." .