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Lot 18:

BARROS (João de). DECADA Primeira [a Terceira] da Ásia de João de Barros. Lisboa. 1638.

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BARROS (João de)

DECADA Primeira [a Terceira] da Ásia de João de Barros dos Feitos que os Portugueses fizerão no Descobrimento & Conquista dos mares & terras do Oriente. Dirigida ao Senado da Câmara desta cidade de Lisboa. Lisboa: Impressa por Jorge Rodriguez, 1628.

3 v; 1.º: [ ]3, a-b2, A-Z, Aa-Cc4, [7], 208 ff.; 2.º: []2, ¶3, A-Z, Aa-Ff8, Gg5 [of 6]; [5], 230 [of 231] ff.; 3.º: []2, ¶8, A-Z, Aa-Ii8, Kk6; [10], 262 ff.; 290 mm. First two ‘Décadas’ with different contemporary full calf, tired; third ‘Década’ with modern full calf; first ‘Década’ with restorations on margins of title page; second ‘Década’ lacking last text leaf (231); third ‘Década’ with some wormholes on the margins of few leaves; water stained; third ‘Década’ more trimmed than the other two volumes.

Second edition of the first three Decadas of Asia by João de Barros, printed by order of the Lisbon City Council Senate and therefore often called the “Senate edition”. Very rare.

 

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