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Lisbon, Na Offic. de José de Aquino Bulhoens, 1777.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, recent plain wrappers. Large woodcut Portuguese royal arms flanked by putti on title page. Large woodcut initial on p. 3. Light browning and dampstaining. Overall in good condition. 7 pp. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this unsigned ode honoring D. Maria I's ascension to the throne, beginning, "Remontar-se ás Estrellas / Pertende o pensamento hoje abrazado …."D. Maria (b. 1734) became Portugal's first queen regnant on February 24, 1777, after the death of her father D. José I. She reigned until her death in 1816, although by 1792 she was suffering such severe mental illness that her son, the future D. João VI, ruled in her stead (as regent starting in 1799).*** Not in Innocêncio or Fonseca, Pseudónimos. Porbase locates two copies, both in the Biblioteca Central da Marinha. Not located in Jisc. NUC: ICN.