Search Results: Authors starting with O from Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books

Austin, Texas., Jenkins Publishing Company, 1980.. 8°, original orange printed wrappers, stapled. In very good condition. One of 450 copies. Orange bookmark with "Seasons Greetings from John and Maureen Jenkins. (11 ll., 1 blank l.). *** Reprint of a "Texas tale." Privately printed.***

New York, Macmillan Publishing, 1991.. Oblong folio (29.5 x 32 cm.), quarter burgundy leatherette in cloth slipcase with large illustrated publisher's "belt" (slightly dusty). Text in two columns. In very good to fine condition. (4 ll.), 85 pp., illustrations in color and black and white. *** Facsimile edition of the unique copy of the Barcelona Letter of 1493 in the New York Public Library; with a new translation by Lucia Graves. Text expanded from the luxurious 1987 NYW Publishing edition.***

London, W. Hughes, 1824.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION . 8°, disbound. In very good, clean condition. (1 l.), 53 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION (?). Concerns a law passed at the instigation of the new Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Company, which revoked Lloyd's nearly exclusive privilege of offering marine insurance. The Committee reports on the arguments it offered to Parliament on behalf of Lloyd's, and the amendments to protect Lloyd's interests that were introduced to the bill then under consideration. The appendix includes petitions to the Board of Trade and Parliament.*** Not in Kress. Not in Kress, Luso-Brazilian Economic Literature before 1850. A search of 46 online databases via KVK located only one copy, in the British Library. Not located in NUC.

Lisboa Occidental, Officina da Musica, 1733.. First and Only Edition. 8°, contemporary mottled calf (worn, but sound), spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments. Small typographical vignette on title page. Woodcut headpieces and initials. Internally very fine. Overall in very good condition. (18 ll.), (1 l. errata), (1 blank l.), 113 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of the earliest Portuguese translations of Lucian's De historia conscribenda. On facing pages are 2 different translations, both directly from the Greek: one very literal (by Jacintho de S. Miguel), the other an attempt to catch the author's spirit without such precise translation (by Fr. Manoel de Santo Antonio). The dedication (preliminary leaves 5r-9v), by Fr. Jacintho, is an interesting exposition of this perpetual dilemma of translators. Both Fr. Jacintho (1692-1763) and Fr. Manoel (ca. 1690-post 1759) were members of the Order of S. Jeronimo and served as Generals of the Order in Portugal. Oddly enough,… Read More

Lisbon, Regia Officina Typografica, 1771.. FIRST EDITION. 12°, contemporary mottled calf (somewhat defective at foot of each joint and head and foot of spine), spine richly gilt with raised bands in six compartments, red and green morocco lettering pieces, edges of covers gilt, marbled endleaves, text-block edges rouged, blue silk place marker. Internally clean and crisp. In very good condition. xxiv, 131 pp. *** FIRST EDITION of this translation of Lucian's De historia conscribenda, directly from the Greek; a second appeared in Lisbon, 1804. Portuguese translations of Lucian are uncommon, but two versions of this particular work appeared side by side in Lisbon, 1733: Arte historica de Luciano Samossatino, translated by Jacintho de S. Miguel and Manoel de Santo Antonio.Oliveira (d. ca. 1812) taught Greek in Lisbon and was literary director of the Impressão Regia until at least 1809. He also published a Greek textbook, a translation of Longinus, and a handbook for typographers setting Greek,… Read More

Barcelona, Ad Unguem [colophon: Sociedad Alianza de Artes Gráficas], 1950.. 4°, original illustrated boards, in slipcase (slipcase has light foxing inside). Frontispiece and title page in brown and black; running heads throughout in brown; numerous woodcut illustrations. Light foxing on pastedowns. In fine condition. Number 50 of 150 copies. 103, (1) pp., (1, 3 blank ll.). *** Elegantly printed and illustrated translation of short novel about a man transformed into a donkey, generally attributed to the Greek writer Lucian of Samosata (ca. 125-after 180), although it may not be his work.*** Not located in NUC.

Lisbon, Na Officina de Miguel Manescal da Costa, 1746.. Folio (28.7 x 20 cm.), contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with raised bands in 6 compartments, red lettering piece ("EST DA ORD DE C"), gilt ornaments and bands (scuffed and worn, minor worming at foot of spine, joints starting). Title in red and black; 4 leaves with full-page woodcuts (showing insignia of the Order) printed in red. Small dark (ink?) stain at fore-edge of first 3 leaves, not affecting text. Minor worming in a few leaves, touching a few letters and catchwords. In good condition. (34 ll.), 194 pp., (1 l. license). *** The fourth, and apparently final, edition of a work first published in 1628. The history of the important and powerful Order of Christ is closely bound up with the history of Portugal, and Portugal owes a great many of her splendid accomplishments and discoveries to the Order. Founded in 1319 to replace the extinct Order of Templars, the Order of Christ quickly became instrumental in furthering Portuguese… Read More

[Colophon] Almeirim, Herman de Campos, 1516.. FIRST EDITION. Folio (26.5 x 19 cm.), late-nineteenth- or early twentieth-century blue morocco, covers with triple-fillet gilt edge and panel and elaborate filigree ornament, spine richly gilt, pastedowns burgundy morocco with gilt panels and filigree ornament, facing flyleaves blue moiré, all edges gilt. In a recent navy morocco slipcase with dark blue moiré sides. Full-page woodcut of St. Benedict within woodcut border (putti and twining vines), xylographic title, 2 woodcut emblems of the Order of Aviz, woodcut initials (2 historiated). Gothic letter (Campos 1:105G and 4:122G), 2 columns. Washed and expertly re-sized; nevertheless, in exceptionally fine condition. (5), LIII [i.e., LXIII], (5) ll. Appears to lack preliminary blank, presumably canceled, as in all recorded copies. *** FIRST EDITION of the Rule for the crusading Order of Aviz (the equivalent of the Order of Calatrava in Spain), and one of the earliest and most important books in the… Read More

Lisbon, Presidência do Conselho, Secretaria de Estado da Cultura, Direcção-Geral do Património Cultural, 1977.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Large 4° (22 x 21 cm.), original printed wrappers (slightly soiled). Overall in very good to fine condition. 107, (1) pp., (2 ll.), 4 ll. of illustrations, printed on both sides. One of 1,000 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this exhibition catalogue of postcards that reveal life in Lisbon in the early twentieth century, including panoramas, the family, revolution, politicians, printing, writers, music, theater, and bull fighting. Each entry gives details of the postcard's image, colors, and printing technique. Sixteen of the cards are illustrated.*** Porbase locates four copies, all in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Jisc locates two copies: British Library and Victoria & Albert.

N.p., n.pr., dated 5 September 1830.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Oblong folio (21.5 x 30 cm.), unbound. Caption title. Typographical border with oak leaves, floral ornaments, and a small coat of arms. Foldlines. Short tears and light browning at edges, without loss. Good condition. Embossed paper seal at lower left. Many signatures and notes of renewals at foot of page, dated 1831-1832. Early filing note on verso. Broadside. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Attests that a registration fee has been paid for a certain shop, with manuscript notes of renewals into 1832. The printed signature at the end is of José Tomas Ovalle, president of Chile from March 1830 to May 1831.*** Not located in Briseño. Not located in CCPBE. Not located in Rebiun. Not located in Jisc.

[Santiago de Chile], Imprenta del Gobierno, dated 5 May 1818.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (32 x 22 cm.), disbound. Caption title. Uncut. In good to very good condition. 6 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this substantial manifesto issued over the printed signatures of Bernardo O'Higgins and Antonio José de Irisarri, barely 3 months after the Battle of Chacabuco had restored Chilean independence and O'Higgins had become head of the government. O'Higgins summarizes the triumph of Chile over Peru and argues that despite the high cost of waging war, Peru must be liberated from Spanish rule before Chile can be truly secure: "Lima no puede substraerse por mas tiempo á la ley general que obedece la America, y es preciso que sus principios se uniformen con los que han proclamado Chile, y las Provincias Unidas." He describes San Martin's exploits in the south and the activities of the Chilean navy. O'Higgins also expresses high hopes for the upcoming congress in Santiago. For the sake of accurate… Read More

Lisbon, Na Officina de Miguel Manescal, 1709.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (30.2 x 21.3 cm.), contemporary sheep (some wear; lacks rear free endleaf), spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments, black leather lettering piece in second compartment from head, gilt letter. Woodcut headpiece, 4-line woodcut initial, and engraved arms of the Infante D. Francisco, Grão Prior do Crato, 7º Duque de Beja (the royal arms of Portugal with a ducal coronet) on recto of leaf following the title page. Woodcut headpiece and 6-line woodcut initial on recto of leaf **ij. Typographical headpieces and dividers. Woodcut headpiece and 11-line woodcut initial on p. 1. Additional large woodcut initials and large woodcut tailpieces. Title page and following leaf reinforced at inner margins. Discoloration at lower outer corners of first 9 leaves. About a third of the leaves with significant browning. Minor worming in blank margins of final 63 leaves, never affecting text. Overall in near good to good condition.… Read More

Lisbon, Eds. Biblion, 1938 [Front wrapper: Edição Casa do Livro, 1939; rear wrapper: Editorial Império].. Large 4° (23.7 x 18 cm.), original violet printed wrappers (spine with short splits; edges slightly frayed). Uncut. In very good condition. (1 blank, 8 ll.), 104 pp., (1 l.). *** One of 600 copies on "papel de linho nacional". Another 30 copies were printed on "papel Mellotex" numbered and signed by the publisher. This is a reprint of a work first published in Lisbon (1551?) by Germão Galharde. There are also editions of 1755 and 1987.*** For the original, see King Manuel 85: "Certainly a precious little work, for apart from its rarity, it is full of curious and interesting information about Lisbon in the middle of the XVIth century." Jisc locates copies at King's College London, Oxford University, and Cambridge University. NUC: The first edition not located; copies of the Lisbon, 1755 edition at DLC and GU, and this reprint at WU and ICN.

Lisboa, Salamandra, 2003.. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 204 pp., (2 ll. adv.). *** This novel was awarded the Prémio "Maré viva" (ficção narrativa), 1985 by the Câmara Municipal do Seixal. Álamo Oliveira ( (i.e., José Henrique Oliveira Álamo, born 1945), a native of the Fregasia do Raminho on the Island of Terceira in the Açores, is said to have published 33 books, including at least 14 volumes of verse (beginning in 1968), 4 of plays, 4 of essays, 2 collections of short stories, and at least 5 novels or novellas. Several of his writings have gone through more than one edition, and his poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish and Serbo-Croation, while his novel, Já não gosto de chocolates, has been published in the United States and Japan. His Solidão da Casa do Regalo was awarded the Prémio Almeida Garrett in 1999. ***

Maranhão, Typ. da Temperança, Impr. por M.P. Ramos, 1851.. FIRST EDITION. 8°, early plain green wrappers (soiled; spine defective). Hole in title page with loss of about 10 letters on recto, 20 or so on verso; pencil scribbles on title page; piece of paper stuck to second leaf covering about 15 letters; light browning. A less than good, reading copy. 96 pp. *** FIRST EDITION, published again in Rio Grande, 1857, with the title A defesa dos portuguezes feita na provincia do Maranhão dedicada aos seus compatriotas residentes no Brasil. The author (1806-1872) refutes an article in the Argos Maranhense that accused Brazilians of being second-class Portuguese.*** Innocêncio X, 152: incorrectly giving the date as 1861. Porbase locates one copy, at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. This edition not in Jisc, which locates a copy of the Rio Grande, 1857 edition at Oxford University. NUC: Not located in NUC.@, which lists @A defeza dos portuguezes, feita na provincia do Maranhão, e dedicada aos… Read More

Lisbon, Livraria Central de Gomes de Carvalho Editor, 1903.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Large 8°, original pale green illustrated wrappers with photograph of author (light browning, fore-edge chipped). Browned. Overall in good condition. 12 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION.*** Porbase locates a copy at Faculdade de Letras-Universidade do Porto. Not located in Jisc. KVK (51 databases searched) locates only the copy cited by Porbase.

Porto, Typographia Gutenberg, 1901.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original printed wrappers (spine somewhat defective). Lightly toned. Overall in good to very good condition. 52 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Deals with conflicts between liberalism and Catholic doctrine. This pamphlet was distributed gratuitously, which may account for its scarcity.*** Cited by Porbase without any location being given. Not located in Jisc. KVK (51 databases searched) cites Porbase, but does not locate a single copy.

Lisbon, Impressão Regia, 1804.. FIRST EDITION. 4°, relatively recent antique sheep (some wear), spine with gilt fillets and raised bands in five compartments, crimson leather lettering piece, short author-title lettered gilt. Small woodcut Portuguese royal arms on title-page. The 2 leaves of plates with dampstains in upper outer corners. In good condition. (8 ll. with title page and dedication), viii pp. [the "Prefaço aos Compositores"], pp. 3-72 pp., usually bound after the title page, which counts as pp. 1-2, (2 ll. plates with 4 engravings on 4 pp.). *** FIRST EDITION of this work written by one of the Directores Litterarios of the Impressão Regia, to instruct compositors about the Hebrew, Greek, and Arabic alphabets so that fewer mistakes would be made when setting type in those languages. Numerous tables and inserts within the text show the alphabets and numbers of each language, and 4 plates show common ligatures and abbreviations of Greek. Innocêncio describes the work as "trabalho… Read More

Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional, 1922.. First Edition in Portuguese. 2 volumes. 8°, original gray printed wrappers (minor wear), publisher's belt. Uncut and mostly unopened. In very good to fine condition. (2 ll.), cxvii pp., (1 l.), 259 pp.; (2 ll.), 297 pp., errata slip. *** First edition in Portuguese of a work originally written in English by a Portuguese exile; it is a fascinating glimpse into the interests of the Portuguese in the early and mid-eighteenth century. Volume I includes essays on papal authority, papal anathemas, the salvation of ignorant men, transubstantiation, physicians, wealthy men, the kissing of the pope's foot, love, poverty, werewolves (lobisomem, I, 77-80), modern Greeks, beauty, men possessed by demons (endemoninhados), learned women, navigation, superstitions, comedians, gypsies (boémios or egipcianos, I, 190-5), treatment of criminals, and the constancy and courage of women. Volume II includes essays on the Real Ordem de Cristo, D. Sebastião vs. King Arthur, marriage,… Read More

Lisbon, Publicações Dom Quixote, 1971.. FIRST EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers (a few minor imperfections). Illustrated with 9 extra-text photographs by Augusto Cabrita. Overall in very good condition. Author's five-line signed presentation inscription: "Para o Dr. Idálio de Oliveira // com os cumprimentos do // seu admirador e [amigo?] // muito grato // Carlos Oliveira". 289, (1) pp., (2 ll., 1 blank l.), smaller errata slip loosely inserted, 9 plates. *** FIRST EDITION of this collection of essays, which were printed again in 1973, 1979, and 1995.Born in Belém do Pará in 1921, the author's parents, Portuguese emigrants, returned with their son in 1923 to live in Gândara. From 1972 to his death in 1981, he devoted himself completely to literature. Between 1942 and 1977 he published nine volumes of poetry; from 1943 to 1978 came five novels.*** On Carlos [Alberto Serra] de Oliveira, see Nuno Júdice in Machado, ed., Dicionário de literatura portuguesa, p. 346; Osvaldo Silvestre… Read More