Search Results: Authors starting with D from Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books

Lisbon, Centro de Estudos Históricos, 2023.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 2 volumes. 8°, original illustrated wrappers As new. 550 pp., 1 l.; 2 ll., 551-881 pp. Extensive footnotes, index, table of contents of documents transcribed, tables, chronology of transcribed documents. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION—LIMITED to 250 copies. Publication of these important documents is the result of a partnership with Prof. Arthur L.-F. Askins (University of California, Berkeley).***

Porto, Imprensa Portuguesa, 1874.. Large 4° (28.5 x 22.3 cm.), late twentieth-century crimson half sheep over decorated boards, spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments, short title gilt in second compartment from head, gilt rules between leather and boards on covers, marbled endleaves, top edges rouged, other edges uncut, red silk ribbon place marker. Woodcut arms of Portugal on title-page, woodcut initials. Luxuriously printed on laid paper with wide margins. In fine condition. (10 ll.), 525 pp., (1 l.). *** Typographical reprint of the earliest Portuguese private library catalogue. The original, published in Lisbon, 1649, is so rare that Folter & Breslauer were unable to find a copy for the Grolier Club's exhibition on bibliography. They write, "The catalogue of the vast musical library formed by King João, who was himself a composer and writer on music, remained the only independent work of musical bibliography until well into the eighteenth century. Some 4,000 titles are listed. The… Read More

Porto, Imprensa Portuguesa, 1874.. Large 4° (28.5 x 22.3 cm.), original plain wrappers (spine mostly gone). Woodcut arms of Portugal on title-page, woodcut initials. Luxuriously printed on laid paper with wide margins. Uncut and unopened. In fine condition. Editor's presentation inscription in upper outer portion of title page signed "J. de V."; signature "J. de Vasconcellos" in outer margin about two-thirds of the way down the page. (10 ll.), 525 pp., (1 l.). *** Typographical reprint of the earliest Portuguese private library catalogue. The original, published in Lisbon, 1649, is so rare that Folter & Breslauer were unable to find a copy for the Grolier Club's exhibition on bibliography. They write, "The catalogue of the vast musical library formed by King João, who was himself a composer and writer on music, remained the only independent work of musical bibliography until well into the eighteenth century. Some 4,000 titles are listed. The entire collection fell victim to the Lisbon earthquake… Read More

London, Maggs Bros., 1928.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (34 x 25.5 cm.), original beige printed wrappers (foldlines, some small nicks at edges). Title pages and some illustrations printed in red and black. Text in 2 columns, Portuguese and English. Foldine. In very good condition. (5 ll.), 27, (1) pp., (1 l. colophon), with an Order Form (verso: Boletim d'Assignatura) laid in. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of the prospectus for this magnificant bibliography, printed in similarly excellent fashion at the Cambridge University Press by Walter Lewis, under the guidance of Stanley Morrison. ***

Paris, Imprimerie Centrale des Chemins de Fer, A. Chaix et Cia, 1880.. Large 8°, wrappers gone, spine split, faded, and somewhat defective, stitching loose. Uncut and mostly unopened. In good condition. Needs binding. 311 pp. *** According to Ernesto do Canto, this was published by the Portuguese government, which never recognized the loan to D. Miguel made in 1832. Nevertheless, bondholders from time to time attempted to create some value from what had become virtually worthless bonds.*** Cf. Canto, Ensaio bibliographico … 1828 a 1834 (1892), 934 (calling for 250 pp.; presumably the first edition).

(London, Impr. de Maurice & Co., 1832).. FIRST EDITION. 4°, unbound. Large engraved vignette of the arms of the Duque de Bragança. Somewhat browned and spotted, horizontal foldline. Overall in good condition. Caption title. 8 pp. *** FIRST EDITION? Another was printed in Paris, 1832, in Portuguese, but that one has a much less elaborate coat of arms (smaller, without supporters and wood-engraved) on the first leaf.In 1831, after failing to form a ministry sympathetic to absolutism, D. Pedro I dissolved the ministry without forming another, abdicated in April, 1831 in favor of his 5-year-old son Pedro, and left Brazil. In this manifesto, signed 2 February 1832 on board the frigate "Rainha de Portugal" - as his small fleet sailed from Belleisle to the Azores - he explains his decision to fight D. Miguel, who had usurped the Portuguese throne from D. Pedro's daughter Maria da Glória.*** Borba de Moraes (1983) II, 514: noting also a Paris edition of 1832 in French. Oliveira Lima Catalog II, 211.… Read More

Coimbra, Livraria Almedina, 1976.. Very large 8°, original illustrated wrappers. Uncut and mostly unopened. Very minor soiling to outer edges of front cover. In very good condition; internally very fine. 141 pp., (3 ll.), 4 plates, footnotes, index of names. *** These "Coplas" were written ca. 1453-1455 and printed for the first time in Zaragoza, 1490. D. Pedro (Coimbra, 1429-Granollers, 1466) was son of the Infante D. Pedro, Duque de Coimbra and Regente de Portugal, and of Isabel de Urgel, daughter of Jaime II de Urgel, one of the pretenders to the Catalan throne. He was the 5.º Condestável de Portugal and 5.º Mestre da Ordem de Avis. Later, during the Catalan civil war, he fought against Juan II de Aragon, and was proclaimed Conde de Barcelona (as Pedro IV), taking the title Rey de Aragon (as Pedro V) and of Valência (as Pedro III), as well as Senhor de Maiorca e Cerdanha. His sword, considered one of the most beautiful extant, is preserved in the Barcelona Cathedral. In 1448, when D. Afonso… Read More

Angra, Na Imprensa do Governo, 1830.. 16°, stitched, contemporary plain front blue wrapper (rear wrapper lacking, spine defective). Light browning. Early ink manuscript inscription on front wrapper: "Biquer". Title page stamp J. Biker in outer blank margin above imprint, with early ink manuscript initials "J.F.J.B." in lower blank margin. 32 pp. *** Early Azores printing of the Carta Constitucional, the second Portuguese constitution, a fundamental constitutional text for nineteenth-century Portugal, and one of the starting points of nineteenth-century Portuguese history, written and promulagated in Rio de Janeiro in 1826 by D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, in his capacity as D. Pedro IV, King of Portugal. He then abdicated in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II. Sir Charles Stuart, Lord Stuart d'Rothsey, was charged with bringing the 1826 Charter from Brazil to Portugal in the year of its promulagation. Abrogated by D. Miguel in 1828, it was put back into force after the victory of the liberals under… Read More

Lisbon, Na Impressão Regia, 1826.. 4°, contemporary tree sheep (some wear, especially to corners), smooth spine with gilt fillets and black label (lettering effaced). Woodcut Portuguese royal arms on title page. Occasional minor foxing. Good to very good condition. Contemporary paper ticket with ink manuscript signature in upper outer corner of front pastedown endleaf. Later square partially printed shelf location ticket of the Condes de Bomfim with Estante "27" and Prateleira "90" completed in ink manuscript. Armorial bookplate of the Condes do Bomfim. Later ink inscription on title page above Portuguese royal arms "Acto Additional de 5 // de Julho de 1852". Old ink marginal annotations and a few later ones in pencil. 36 pp. *** Quarto edition of the Portuguese Carta Constitucional, the second Portuguese constitution, a fundamental constitutional text for nineteenth-century Portugal, and one of the starting points of nineteenth-century Portuguese history, written and promulagated in Rio de… Read More

Porto, Imprensa de Gandra e Filhos, 1835.. FIRST EDITION. 4°, disbound. Woodcut Imperial Brazilian arms on title page. Small. In good condition. Old ink manuscript pagination ("477-484") in upper outer corners. 12 pp. *** FIRST EDITION? Borba de Moraes describes another edition of 1835, published in Rio de Janeiro, without assigning priority, and mentions a 1948 article by Otavio Tarquinio de Sousa proving that the letter is not authentic. The letter, which appeared some months after D. Pedro's death, reminds Brazilians of his services to the cause of Independence, emphasizes that the Constitution of 1824 is a great achievement and should not be discarded, and urges the citizens to support constitutional monarchy and reject D. Pedro's political enemies.*** Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 159: "rare"; mentions a Rio, 1835 edition as well, without assigning priority. Not in Innocêncio or Rodrigues. Not located in Porbase. Not located in Jisc. Not located in NUC.

Lisbon, Typ.—Largo dos Inglezinhos, 27, 1.º, 1879.. 8°, stitched; self covers. Short teat at upper inner corner of title page. Otherwise in very good condition. 56 pp. *** Later edition, with Acto Addicional of 1852, of the second Portuguese constitution, a fundamental constitutional text for nineteenth-century Portugal, and one of the starting points of nineteenth-century Portuguese history, written and promulagated in Rio de Janeiro in 1826 by D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, in his capacity as D. Pedro IV, King of Portugal. He then abdicated in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II. Sir Charles Stuart, Lord Stuart d'Rothsey, was charged with bringing the 1826 Charter from Brazil to Portugal in the year of its promulagation. Abrogated by D. Miguel in 1828, it was put back into force after the victory of the liberals under D. Pedro in August 1834, remaining the supreme law of the land until September 10, 1836. Closely resembling the 1824 Brazilian constitution, also in large part written by D.… Read More

Folio (31.3 x 22.7 cm.), contemporary limp vellum (minor soiling), fore-edge cover extensions, with title vertically in manuscript: "Cde. D. Pº Filho d'elRey D. Dinis das Linhagens de Portugal." Written in ink, in a large, legible hand, with a smaller version for the copious marginal notes. Deckle edges at fore-edge. Very fine. Collections of Jacinto da Silva Mengo and the Barão de Rendufe (see below). Complete according to the foliation by the original scribe: (1 l.), 287 ll. [i.e., 288, with an unfoliated leaf following f. 197], (2 blank leaves and pastedown foliated 288-291). *** Attractive eighteenth-century manuscript copy of one of the seminal works of genealogy and history for the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages. It was written in the fourteenth century in Gallego-Portuguese. In a highly stratified society a person's lineage was crucial, and D. Pedro's work was a model for many later genealogical accounts. It includes not only lists of names and relationships, but narrative accounts of… Read More

Lisbon, Typographia de Castro Irmão, 1872.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original printed wrappers, somewhat soiled. Front cover printed in blue and red, with red ruled border. In very good condition. Small paper tag with serrated edges and red printed border, with number 5411 stamped at center, tipped on to upper right-hand corner of front cover. 32 pp., (1 l.), errata slip. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Includes Varnhagen's short biography (pp. 5-17, originally published in Panorama) on Salvador Corrêa de Sá e Benavides, captain-general of Brazil in the early seventeenth century, who was buried in the convent of N. Senhora dos Remedios. The remainder of the work discusses other burials in the church and whether the government has the right to sell the convent's property.*** Horch 30. Innocêncio XIX, 379. Not in Bellido. Not in Sacramento Blake. Porbase locates four copies, all in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Not located in Jisc. KVK (51 databases searched) locates only the copies cited… Read More

Paris, E. Dentu, 1871.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original orange printed wrappers(spine mostly gone; covers chipping). In very good to fine condition internally. Overall good. Old, neat ink signature on title page. Small rectangular old white ticket with blue border, serrated edges, and "908" stamped in center tipped on to upper outer corner of front cover. (2 ll.), 120 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY [?] EDITION.*** NUC: DLC, MB, CtY, OU, MH, ICJ.

Lisbon, Na Offic. de Antonio Gomes, n.d. [1791?].. 4°, disbound. Typographical vignette on title page. Woodcut initial on p. 2. In good to very good condition. Old ink manuscript foliation (260-263) in upper outer corner of each leaf recto. 8 pp. *** Second edition of this typical work of "literatura de cordel". Part 1 only [of 2]. The date appeared on the title page of the second part. An earlier edition had appeared in 1760. The name Anacleto Simam Damo is given as translator in the 1760 edition. It appears to be a pseudonym, but is not listed in any of the dictionaries of pseudonyms.*** Gonçalves Rodrigues, A tradução em Portugal 1829.

Paris, Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique, n.d. (ca. 1860).. 12°, contemporary purple quarter calf over marbled boards (some minor wear to corners), smooth spine (faded) with gilt fillets and lettering, marbled endleaves. Overall in very good condition. (2 ll.), 173 pp., (1 l.). *** Almanac for sharecroppers, telling what to plant and harvest month by month, plus maintenance of equipment and preparation for coming seasons. A dated edition appears also to have been published in Paris, 1860.*** Not located in NUC.

Lisbon, Tavares Cardoso & Irmão, 1902.. First Edition. 8°, original printed wrappers (soiled, small tears). Blank corner torn off one leaf. Overall in good condition. 51 pp., (1 l. advt.). *** FIRST EDITION. According to a note on the half title, this play, set in the seventeenth century, was performed for the first time at the Theatro D. Amelia on 31 May 1902. There is a cast list on p. [7]. The work appeared again in 1915?, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1925? and 1930. It was translated into Italian, German and Catalan. Dantas (1876-1962) is one of the best known early twentieth-century Portuguese writers. His major work, Ceia do cardeaes, went through 48 editions from 1902 to 1962, with translations into French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English, German, Swedish, Danish and Japanese. Its influence may also be judged by the fact that Campos Ferreira Lima lists no fewer than 49 parodies. Trained as an army surgeon, Dantas later became Inspector das Bibliotecas Eruditas e Arquivos (1912) and president of… Read More

, , 1880s-1950s.. Most 8º, but ranging from 7 x 7 cm. to folio size., Written in Dantas's small but legible hand. In good to very good condition. About 725 leaves dating from the 1880s to the 1950s, with concentrations in the late 1880s and 1930s to 1940s. Includes many notes scribbled on the back of letters, typed copy, page proofs, etc. *** A collection of about 725 pages by one of the most well-known early twentieth century Portuguese authors. It includes many working drafts and research notes, ranging from the 1880s to the 1950s with concentrations in the 1880s and 1920s to 1950s. Physician, playwright, poet, journalist, diplomat and academic, Júlio Dantas (Lagos, 1876-Lisbon, 1962) is most famous for A ceia dos cardeaes, which went through 48 editions from 1902 to 1962 and translations into French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English, German, Swiss, Danish, and Japanese. Its influence may also be judged by the fact that no fewer than 49 parodies of it are listed in Campos Ferreira Lima’s… Read More

Lisbon, Tavares Cardoso & Irmão, 1902.. FIRST EDITION. 8°, original printed wrappers (some wear). In good condition. Signed by Dantas on the half title; ownership inscription on title page erased. 36 pp. *** FIRST EDITION of this play set in the Vatican, the author's most popular, major work. The Ceia do cardeaes, went through 48 editions from 1902 to 1962, with translations into French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English, German, Swedish, Danish and Japanese. Its influence may also be judged by the fact that Campos Ferreira Lima lists no fewer than 49 parodies. According to a statement on the half title, it was first performed at the Theatro D. Amelia on 24 March 1902. There is a cast list on p. [7]. Dantas (1876-1962) is one of the best known early twentieth-century Portuguese writers. Trained as an army surgeon, Dantas later became Inspector das Bibliotecas Eruditas e Arquivos (1912) and president of the Academia das Ciências (1921).*** Fonseca, Aditamentos p. 260-1. Saraiva & Lopes,… Read More

Lisbon, Livraria Classica Editora de A.M. Teixeira & C.ta, 1911.. FIRST EDITION. 8°, original printed wrappers (very slightly soiled and foxed). In very good to fine condition. 32 pp. *** FIRST EDITION of a play set in seventeenth-century Spain. There is a cast list, naming two actors, on p. [6]. Other editions appeared in 1918, 1922, 1939 and 2002. There was also a Spanish translation published in Madrid, 1917. According to a note on the half title, the play was performed for the first time at the Theatro do Pará on the night of 7 July 1911. Dantas (1876-1962) is one of the best known early twentieth-century Portuguese writers. His major work, Ceia do cardeaes, went through 48 editions from 1902 to 1962, with translations into French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English, German, Swedish, Danish and Japanese. Its influence may also be judged by the fact that Campos Ferreira Lima lists no fewer than 49 parodies. Trained as an army surgeon, Dantas later became Inspector das Bibliotecas Eruditas e… Read More