Villa Vicosa Separata de "A Arte Natureza em Portugal"
Porto: [E. Biel & C.a], 1904. First Separate Edition. Leather Binding. Small folio. Pp. [22]. Illustrated with six photogravure plates. Bound in half blue crushed morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Red silk bookmark. Mild wear to spine ends, gift inscription, otherwise a solid, bright copy. Very Good. Item #5569
First separate edition, originally appearing in A Arte e a Natureza em Portugal, detailing the history of this important base of the House of Braganza, one of the most important lines of Portuguese nobility. The decline of Vicosa began in 1640, when John II, Duke of Braganza, became King John IV, thus transferring family power to Lisbon, to the neglect of the family's hometown. A worthy architectural history presented in a sumptuous binding.
Price: $250.00