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Gustavo de Matos Sequeira - Teatro de Outros Tempos - Gustavo de Matos Sequeira, 1933. Published in 1933 in Lisbon, printed at the National Advertising Company Printing Office. This is a monumental and indispensable reference work on the history of Portuguese stages and theatre, authored by the distinguished Lisbon historian and publicist Gustavo de Matos Sequeira (1880-1962). The work brings together invaluable memoirs, chronicles and chronological texts that masterfully trace the history of theatres, authors, set designers and comedians who have marked national culture since the 15th century, with particular emphasis on Lisbon of yesteryear. The edition is profusely illustrated with dozens of high-quality prints and reproductions of engravings separately, costumes and historical plans of theatres. The copy features a magnificent and exquisite contemporary half-leather (sheepskin) binding with corners, plates covered in marbled paper of great decorative effect, a five-rib spine divided into compartments richly decorated in gold with elegant floral motifs and gilded titles. Marbled endpapers bearing a beautiful bookplate from a private library and an old handwritten acquisition note in pencil. The book block and pages are in excellent mechanical and fresh condition, with the original paperback covers remaining intact.