Bidspirit auction | Boaventura Manciel Aranha

Boaventura Manciel Aranha - Vida dos Santos Lusitanos, 2ª Edição - Boaventura Manciel Aranha, 1761. Published in 1761, printed in Lisbon at the Francisco Borges de Sousa printing house. This second edition is a remarkable historical and hagiographical work by Boaventura Manciel Aranha, subtitled ”Care of Death and Neglect of Life...”. It is presented in hardcover with an elegant full sheepskin binding of the period, with a spine decorated with rich gold tooling and a label. The interior is well preserved with 906 pages. This copy is especially valued due to the presence of an ownership mark on the flyleaf. It comes from the prestigious Soares & Mendonça Auction (Porto, No. 1848).