History, Law & Philosophy / Law & Politics

SILVA, Luiz Augusto Rebello da (et al.). Corpo diplomatico Portuguez contendo os actos e relações politicas e diplomaticas de Portugal.
Lisbon, Typographia da Academia Real das Sciencias / Imprensa Nacional, 1862-1959. 15 volumes (final volume in 2 parts). Small folio (22.5 x 28.5 cm). Uniformly bound in half tan sheepskin, decorated paper sides, gold-tooled spines, decorated endpapers, sprinkled edges. Some original publishers printed wrappers bound in. Full description

[CORRESPONDENCE - SLAVERY AND SLAVE TRADE]. Correspondence ... relating to the slave trade. [In some volumes: "relative to the slave trade", "on the slave trade" or "respecting the slave trade"].
London, William Clowes (1837-1845); T. R. Harrison (1848-1872); 1837-1872.
With:
(1) Class B (further series). Correspondence with foreign powers regarding the slave trade. 1837.
(2) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.
(3) Idem. June - December 1839.
(4) Idem. May - December 1840.
(5) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.
(6) Idem. February - May 1839.
(7) Idem. January - May 1840.
(8) Idem. May - December 1840.
(9) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1941.
(10) Idem. January - December 1942.
(11) Idem. 1844.
(12) Idem. January - December 1846.
(13) Class A. Correspondence respecting slavery and the slave trade in foreign countries and other matters. January - December 1871.
(14) Idem. January - December 1872.
14 volumes. Folio (32 x 20.5 cm). With several tables of data.
Later stiff blue paper wrappers with white title-label on the front cover, blue sprinkled edges. Ad. 11 in beige paper wrappers. Full description

[SLAVERY - BRAZIL]. ROMANUS (pseudonym). A lavoura e o trabalho. Da emancipação ao abolicionismo, 1881 a 1884. Analyse e descripção enriquecida com os documentos concernentes á formação dos clubs dá lavoura, suas representações ao parlamento, e attitude official.
Rio de Janeiro, Typographia e lithographia Moreira, Maximino & Co., 1884. Large 8vo in 4s (ca. 22 x 14.5 cm). Modern half red leather, with the title lettered in gold on the spine, marbled paper sides, red and white decorated endpapers, with the original publishers printed front wrapper lettered in gold bound in. 158, [2 blank] pp. Full description

[SLAVE TRADE - BRAZIL - JOSÉ I, King of Portugal]. [Drop title:] Eu Elrey. Faço saber aos que este alvará de declaração virem: que tendo informação, de que do meu alvará de dez de setembro de mil setecentos sessenta e sinco, que, abollindo as frótas, permittio aos meus vassallos a liberdade de navegarem para os portos não vedados dos meus dominios ultramarinos; e de transportarem delles, e para elles quaesquer mercadorias permittidas ...
[Lisbon], Na Regia Officina Typografica, [1772]. Folio (ca. 29 x 20 cm). With a large decorated woodcut initial "E" incorporating the Portuguese royal coat of arms. Disbound and subsequently mounted in a modern black stiff paper folder with a printed label mounted on the front wrapper. [3], [1 blank] pp. Full description

[SLAVE TRADE - TREATY - PORTUGAL]. Convenção entre os muito altos, e muito poderosos senhores o Principe Regente de Portugal, e El Rei do Reino Unido da Grande Bretanha e Irlanda, para terminar as questões, e indemnizar as perdas dos vassallos portuguezes no trafico de escravos de Africa: feita em Vienna pelos plenipotenciarios de huma e outra Corte, em 21 de Janeiro de 1815, e ratificada por ambas.
[Lisbon], Na Impressão Regia, [1815]. Small folio (ca. 28.5 x 18 cm). With the text printed in two columns, in Portuguese on the left and in English on the right. Modern half calf. 4 pp. [and 27 blank modern leaves]. Full description

SORANZO, Lazzaro. L'Ottomanno ...
Naples, Costantino Vitale, 1600. 4to. 17th-century limp sheepskin parchment. [20], 202, [18] pp. Full description

SOUSA, João de. Documentos Arabicos para a historia Portugueza...
Lisbon, Academia Real das Sciencias, 1790. 4to. With the academy's woodcut device on the title-page (incorporating the Portuguese coat-of-arms, Athenas owl and Hermess staff). Set in roman, Arabic and italic types. Modern brown paper wrappers. Wholly untrimmed and with most of the bolts unopened, preserving all deckles and point holes. [8], 190, [2] pp. Full description

[SPEECH - DOM PEDRO I of BRAZIL]. Noticias. No. 2. Porto 7 de Julho. 1826.
(Colophon:) Porto, Imprensa do Gandra, 1826. Folio (ca. 30.5 x 21 cm). With the text set in two columns in 4 different types (large capitals for the "title", roman, italic, and a decorative gothic-like type. Further with some small typographical ornaments and details. Disbound with two small sewing holes in the gutter. [4] pp. Full description

SPOORS, Jakob. Rapport van Jakob Spoors, als fiscaal van den Hoogen Zee-krygsraad, omtrend het gedrag van den capitein Engelbertus Lucas en verdere commandanten der schepen behoord hebbende tot het esquader in den jaare 1796. Naar de Oost-Indien gedestineerd; benevens de resolutie en sententie ten deze door den Hoogen Zee Krygsraad genomen en geslagen.
The Hague, 's Lands-Drukkery, 1798. 8vo. With the woodcut great seal of the Batavian Republic - the French-dominated republican government of the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 - on the title-page (an allegorical female figure representing Freedom, with spear and freedom hat and with her hand on a book on a stand, next to the Dutch lion holding a Dutch flag). Modern blue cloth, title in gold on spine, new endpapers. [2], 151, [1] pp. Full description

[STATES GENERAL - COPYE]. Copye vande Brieven der Heeren Generale Staten vande Gheunieerde Provintien. Gheschreven aen den Heeren Staten van Hollandt ende West-Vrieslandt, ofte haere E. Ghecommitteerde Raden. Inhoudende de Limiten hoe verre den Stilstandt van Wapenen te Water ende te Lande is streckende.
Delft, Jan Andriesz., [1607/08]. Small 4to. With a woodcut rampant lion holding a sword within a garden fence (symbolizing the Dutch Republic) surrounded by a wreath, and 1 woodcut decorated initial letter. Modern plain paper wrappers. [4] pp. Full description