Early Portuguese Books 1489 1600 In The Library Of His Majesty The King Of Portugal Described By H M

by King Manuel

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First edition

First edition. One of 698 copies. lvii, 633, 1 xii, 817, 1 ; xli, 791, 1 pppp. Illus With 22 plates, and more than 1000 illustrations in text. Volume I for years 1489-1539, volume II, for years 1540-1569 and volume III for 1570-1600. 3 vols. 4to. Original cloth, about fine in Very Good plus dustjackets. Small book label of The Rosenbach Museum. Item #365787 This masterpiece, both of composition and

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