A Águia.

Porto, Various printers and publishers, 1910-1932.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (30.5 x 23.3 cm. [first series]) and large 8º [second through fifth series], old quarter red sheep over pebbled boards (only the slightest wear), smooth spine with gilt letter and fillets, decorated endleaves [first series]; original printed wrappers (a few with spines defective) with a large illustration of an eagle on the front covers [second through fifth series] First series with numerous illustrations. Some illustrations in subsequent series. Overall in very good condition. *** FIRST EDITIONS—A COMPLETE RUN, and ONLY EDITIONS of all issues save number 10/11 of the fourth series. Águia was one of the reviews which had the most influence on Portuguese national culture, was the most important of its time, and one of the most noteworthy in the bibliography of Portuguese periodical literature. It enjoyed collaboration in prose and verse of most of the great Portuguese creative talents of the day, from Teixeira de Pascoaes to Fernando Pessoa (according to José Blanco, Pessoa's three earliest Portuguese prose contributions to appear in print), including Raul Brandão, Mário Beirão, Sampaio Bruno, Augusto Casimiro, Alberto Osório de Castro, Leonardo Coimbra, Jaime Cortesão, Afonso Duarte, Manuel Laranjeira, Camilo Pessanha, Raul Proença, Aquilino Ribeiro, António Sérgio, Afonso Lopes Vieira and so many others. The first series of this crucially important review, initially subtitled Revista ilustrada de literatura e crítica, was published from December 1, 1910 to July 1911, directed by Álvaro Pinto. The second to fourth issues were subtitled simply Revista quinzenal, while the fifth to tenth were subtitled Revista quinzenal illustrada de literatura e crítica. The Spanish great Miguel de Unamuno participated, with a sonnet dedicated to Portugal. Previously unpublished verses by António Nobre and previously unpublished letters by Camilo Castelo Branco also appeared in the first series of Águia, as well as a previously unpublished prose fragment by Eça de Queiroz. There were significant articles about major figures in world literature, such as Victor Hugo and Tolstoy.The second series had as its subtitle Revista mensal de literatura, arte, ciência, filosofia e crítica social. It was published from January 1912 to October 1921, with a total of 120 numbers, some of which were combined in double or triple issues. Teixeira de Pascoaes, António Carneiro, José Magalhães and Álvaro Pinto were, respectively, the literary, artistic, scientific directors, and secretary. This was by far the most significant of the five series. On the front covers of this as well as subsequent series is stated "Orgão da Renascença Portuguesa". In number 4 appeared Fernando Pessoa's first Portuguese prose work to appear in print, "A nova poesia portugueza socialogicamente considerada" in which he defends the creation of a "supra-Portugal" and announces the forthcoming appearance of a "supra-Camões". This series also is marked by essays about "Saudade" by Teixeira de Pascoaes, provoking the celebrated prolonged polemic between Pascoaes and António Sérgio over Saudosismo. The second series brought to light previously unpublished texts by Alexandre Herculano, Almeida Garrett, Antero de Quental, António Feliciano de Castilho, Camilo Castelo Branco and Oliveira Martins. The third series, composed of 60 numbers from July 1, 1922 to December, 1927, was directed by Leonardo Coimbra. In addition to several double and triple issues, there were multiple issues numbered 37 to 48 and 49 to 54. The double issue 13/14 was devoted to Guerra Junqueiro. Stories by Raul Brandão and an unpublished letter by Camilo Castelo Branco appeared in numbers 17/18. Miguel de Unamuno contributed to 13/14, Teófilo Braga to 19/20, Leonardo Coimbra to 1 through 5, 7, 9 through 12, 21 through 24, 37/48 and 54, Hernâni Cidade to 6, 7, 9/10, 13/14, 15/16, 17 through 20, 25/27, 34 through 48 and 58 through 60, while Wenceslau de Moraes wrote for 11/12 and 21/22. Other collaborators were Alberto de Serpa, Agostinho da Silva, Carlos Malheiro Dias, Damião Peres, and Gago Coutinho. Teixeira de Pascoaes and Sant' Anna Dionísio continued to be major collaborators.The fourth series, with 12 numbers from January 1928 to December 1929, was directed by Leonardo Coimbra, Sant' Anna Dionísio, António Carneiro and Adolfo Casais Monteiro (who declined to join in directing the final issue). Principal contributors to this series were Adolfo Casais Manteiro, António Carneiro, Agostinho da Silva, António de Sousa, António Sérgio, Branquinho da Fonseca, Hernâni Cidade, João Gaspar Simões, José Régio, Leonardo Coimbra, Luís Brandão, Sant' Anna Dionísio and Vitorino Nemésio. The double issue 10/11 was suppressed. Sant' Anna Dioníso had conclusively demonstrated therein that Gustavo Cordeiro Ramos, minister in the dictatorship and senior professor at the Faculdade de Letras of the University of Lisbon had plagiarized a study about Goethe, having passed it off as his own original work, while in fact it was a translation of a study by Bossert. As a result, almost no sets of Águia contain number 10/11 of the fourth series in its original edition. Nuno Canavez, venerable proprietor of Livraria Académica created a facsimile in photocopy in 1994, also using the same process to create facsimiles of the first series, while the antiquarian booksellers Alfredo Maria Gonçalves, Chaminé da Mota and José Vicente produced a much more creditable facsimile number 10/11 of the fourth series in 1995, in an edition of only 93 copies. Almost all sets of Águia have numbers 10/11 of the fourth series in facsimile, if at all. The present set has these numbers in the extremely rare original.The fifth and final series was directed by Leonardo Coimbra and Sant' Anna Dionísio, consisting of 3 numbers, published from January to June of 1932. These issues are also rather difficult to find. Beginning with the second number, Aarão de Lacerda and Delfim Santos jointed the editorial board. In the third and final number António Sérgio and Adolfo Casais Monteiro wrote, respectively, on "Sobre a reforma do ensino" and "A arte contra a ordem". Leonardo Coimbra wrote on "A máquina e a alma". António Sérgio also contributed to each of the other issues, as did Leonardo Coimbra. Others who wrote for this series were Delfim Santos, Teixeira de Pascoaes and José Régio.In the famous auction of Alberto de Serpa held in the Caves Sandeman at Vila Nova da Gaia in 1988, only the first series of Águia was present. In the auction of António de Almeida Marques, perhaps the most important collection focused on twentieth-century Portuguese literature to come on the market, which took place in Lisbon, 1996, the set of Águia had numbers 10/11 of the fourth series in facsimile, and lacked completely number 1 of the fifth series.*** Daniel Pires, Dicionário da imprensa periódica literária portuguesa do século XX (1900-1940), pp. 40-9; Dicionário das revistas literárias portuguesas do século XX, pp. 55-8. Clara Rocha, Revistas literárias do século XX em Portugal, pp. 268-86, 637-8. For the contributions of Fernando Pessoa, see João Rui de Sousa, ed., Fotobibliografia de Fernando Pessoa, pp. 31-3, 38-9, 260. José Blanco, Fernando Pessoa, espoço de uma bibliografia, PR1-3, PR8-9.