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role of Sir Charles Stuart, as well as the relations between D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil,
and his brother, D. Miguel.
j Canto, Ensaio bibliographico (2nd ed., 1892), 1184. Halkett & Laing IV, 222. Not
in Duarte de Sousa. Porbase locates a single copy, at the Biblioteca João Paulo II of the
Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Not located in Hollis or Orbis.
86. LEAL, José Augusto Corrêa. Hymno patriotico constitucional. Lisbon:
Na Typographia Rollandiana, 1821. 8°, unbound (stitching gone). Small
typographical vignette on title page. Some minor soiling and light
browning to title page and final leaf. Overall a very good copy. 16 pp.
$400.00
FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this liberal hymn in favor of the proposed first Portuguese
constitution, which was at the time in draft form; the final version was approved in
1822. The author’s name appears on p. [3]. On p. 9, verse 30, it is mentioned that Madeira
and the Açores had adhered to the new constitution, and in verse 31 on the same page it
is said that Bahia, Pará, Pernambuco and Maranhão are on board. Conspicuously absent
is any mention of favorable reaction on the part of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, or Minas
Gerais. The unfavorable reaction of many of the Brazilian delegates to the constitutional
Côrtes was one of the major causes of Brazilian Independence.
A native of Porto, the author (1794-1861) was “Sub-director graduado da secretaria
da Camara dos Deputados.”
j Not located in Innocêncio; for the author, see XII, 245-6. See also Grande enciclopédia
XIV, 778 (also failing to mention the present work). Not located in OCLC. Porbase locates
a single copy, in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Not located in Copac.
Important Early Study of the Portuguese Language
87. LEÃO, Duarte Nunes de. Origem da lingoa portuguesa. Lisbon: Pedro
Crasbeeck, 1606. 4°, contemporary limp vellum (a bit shrunk, ties gone,
covers soiled), spine with vertical manuscript title, yapped edges, text
block edges gauffered. Woodcut initials. Cancel slips pasted on A6 v ,
F3 v , F4 r , F5 v and F6 r (page numbers), but not on 2 v (title of prefatory
poem), as is present on another copy. Repair of about 7 x 4 cm at inner
margin of title page, affecting two words of the three-line imprint (“Em”
before “Lisboa” and “Impresso” before “por Pedro Crasbeeck”), and
touching the letter “A” in “Anno”. Occasional small, light stains and
minor soiling. Overall still a good copy. Bookplate of Alfonso Cassuto.
Printed paper ticket of Manuel Ferreira, Alfarrabista, Porto in upper
outer corner of front pastedown endleaf. Old ink inscription of J.F.[?]