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168. SARAMAGO, José. O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo, romance.
Lisbon: Caminho, 1991. Colecção O Campo da Palavra. 8°, original
printed wrappers (slight soiling). A very good copy. Author’s signed
and dated inscription on half title: “A António Barata // com um abraço
de // grande admiração de // amizade de // José Saramago // Nov.
91,” Stamp of “Biblioteca Zélia Barata” on title page. 445 pp., (1 l.).
$200.00
FIRST EDITION of one of the Nobel laureate’s more important and better novels.
j See Carlos Reis in Machado, ed., Dicionário de literatura portuguesa, pp.
440–2; also Carlos Reis in Biblos, IV, 1147–51; and Dicionário cronológico de autores
portugueses, V, 236–40.
169. SARAMAGO, José. A Jangada de pedra, romance. Lisbon: Editorial
Caminho, 1986. 8°, original printed wrappers (slight soiling). Some light
browning due to poor paper quality. Ever-so-slight soiling to wrappers.
Overall a good to very good copy. Author’s signed and dated inscription
on half title: “A António Barata // com a simpatia e // grande
admiração de // José Saramago // 13 Nov. 86.” Stamp of “Biblioteca
Zélia Barata” on title page. 330 p., (1 l.). $150.00
FIRST EDITION of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s more important works.
The author’s signed presentation inscription is dated “13 Nov. 86”; according to the publisher’s
statement on the verso of the initial leaf, the book was printed in October 1986.
j See Carlos Reis in Machado, ed., Dicionário de literatura portuguesa, pp.
440–2; also Carlos Reis in Biblos, IV, 1147–51; and Dicionário cronológico de autores
portugueses, V, 236–40.
170. SARMENTO, Ignacio Pizarro de M.[orais]. O romanceiro portuguez,
ou collecção dos romances de historia portugueza. 2 volumes bound in 1.
Lisbon: Typographia do Panorama, 1841 and Porto: Typographia Commercial,
1845. 8°, contemporary green morocco (only the slightest wear),
flat spine gilt, gilt letter, covers with elaborate gilt borders in romantic
style within ruled gilt single fillets, milled at head and foot of spine,
edges of covers with gilt filets, inner dentelles gilt, pink endleaves with
damask pattern, all text-block edges gilt. Wood-engraved architectural
title pages. Occasional light foxing. A fine copy. “F.P.S, V.B” stamped in
gilt on spine. Lithograph frontispiece portrait, viii pp., (1 l.), 270 pp.,