Cartas bibliographicas por F.T.

Coimbra, Imprensa Academica, 1876-1877.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 2 parts. 4°, original gray (part 1) and purple (part 2) printed wrappers (some fading and slight foxing; very slight fraying at edges). Uncut. In very good to fine condition. Numbers 25 (part 1) and 30 (part 2) of 100 copies, none of which were for sale. Inscribed on the half-title of part 1: "Ao Ilm.º Exm.º Snr. // Henrique da Gama Barros // Off. // Annibal Fernandes Thomaz, Louzan [?] 15-2 // 18/77." Also inscribed on the half-title of part 2: "Ao Ilm.º Exm.º Snr. // Counselhr.º [?] Henrique da Gama Barros // Off. o // A.". 61 pp, (1 l.), 2 plates; 99 pp., 3 plates (2 folding). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. These bibliographical essays constitute the first book by Annibal Fernandes Thomaz [or Aníbal Fernandes Tomás, 1849-1911]. Writer, government official, and distinguished bibliophile, he was also a collector of ex-libris, super-libris, rare books, and prints. Fernandes Thomaz was born in Figueira-da-Foz and served as a postal inspector in Lisbon, as well as in other government posts. Concurrently he formed an outstanding library of books and prints and published prolifically on bibliographical and historical topics. His writings include works on Camões, Portuguese bookplates, Portuguese super-libris, Portuguese engravers, and engraved and lithographic portraits. His library was sold at auction in 1912; the catalogue is one of the most important for Portuguese books. Provenance: Henrique de Gama Barros (1833-1925), historian and parliamentary deputy, peer of the realm (from 1906), member the Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, and of the royal counsel, civil governor of the district of Lisbon, president of the Tribunal de Contas, received a bachelor's degree from the law faculty of Coimbra University in 1854. He was the author of, among other works, the História da administração publica em Portugal nos séculos XII a XV, published in 4 volumes, 1885-1922.*** Innocêncio XX, 159. Welsh 56. See Grande enciclopédia XI, 117. On Henrique de Gama Barros, see Grande enciclopédia XII, 117; Innocêncio X, 10; Aditamentos, p. 179-80; and Dicionário cronológico de autores portugueses, II, 168. Porbase locates Part 2 only [!?]: five copies in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Jisc locates a single set, at British Library. NUC: DLC-P4.