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História da literatura portuguesa, pp. 371, 472, 542, 578; Zulmira Santos in Machado, ed.,
Dicionário de literatura portuguesa, pp. 207-8; Maria do Céu Fraga in Biblos, II, 745-7. Porbase
locates only two copies, both in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (calling for 19
preliminary leaves followed by a blank leaf; in our copy there are 20 preliminary leaves,
none of which are blank).
72. GAMA, Filippe Joseph da. Oração funebre na morte do Illustrissimo
Senhor D. Manoel Caetano de Sousa, clerigo regular, do Conselho de Sua
Magestade, Pro-Commissario Geral Apostolico da Bulla da Santa Cruzada, e
Censor da Academia Real, Dedicada ao Illustrissimo Senhor D. João de Sousa,
Dom Prior da insigne collegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira de Guimarães.
Lisbon: Na Officina de Joseph Antonio da Sylva, Impressor da Academia
Real, 1736. 4°, later plain wrappers, text-block edges sprinkled
red earler. A good to very good copy. (4 ll.), 132 pp. $220.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The subject of this funeral oration, Manoel Caetano de
Sousa (1658-1734), was a clerigo regular theatino, a founding member of the Academia Real
da História and its first director. He was also a member of various other academies of his
day. According to Innocêncio he published nearly 300 works, most of them in Latin. D.
Francisco Xavier de Meneses, Marquês de Ericeira, an intimate friend, wrote a Catálogo
of his writings, both printed and manuscript. Manoel Caetano de Sousa was the elder
brother of António Caetano de Sousa, author of the monumental História genealógica da
Casa Real Portuguesa.
Filipe José da Gama (1713-before 1779), was also a member of the Academia Real da
História and various other academies. He wrote a number of similar funeral eulogies , including
one for D. Fr. Bartholomeu do Pimar, first bishop of Grão Pará, published in 1734.
The volume includes on pp. 125-32 a “Romance endecasyllabo,” by Braz Joseph
Rebello Leite.
j Innocêncio II, 299. Barbosa Machado II, 72; for Braz Joseph Rebello Leite, see
also I, 546-7. OCLC: 558842888 (British Library); 77591948 (Houghton Library). Porbase
locates three copies, all in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Copac repeats British
Library only.
73. [GARRETT, João Baptista da Silva Leitão Almeida, 1º Visconde
de Almeida Garrett, ed.] O Precursor. (London): [colophon:] por C.S.
Bingham, 27 September 1831. 4°, unbound, but spine reinforced with
strip of early paper (not affecting text). Good to very good. “João Garret”
added in contemporary manuscript under title; same hand added
date in margin at upper right. 8 pp. $600.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this little-known initial issue of a short-lived periodical
written by Almeida Garrett in London, after he fled the rule of D. Miguel during the Lutas
Liberaes. He returned to Portugal in 1832, marching on Porto with the Bravos de Mindelo