Book Description

XXVI, [2], 184 p., crisp printing in italics,
Dealer Notes
Rare edition of De Melo's classic courtesy book (first published in 1651), commissioned by two members of the London community of Portuguese traders and exiled journalists. Its appearance coincides with the year of Portugal's Liberal Revolution.
Author Melo, Francisco Manuel de (1608-1666)
Date 1820
Binding Polished tree calf gilt, yellow edges, exceptionally well preserved
Publisher Em Londres, Na officina de T.C. Hansard [publisher of the Parliamentary Debates]
Condition Fine

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