Bidspirit auction | Pedro Calmon

Pedro Calmon - Vida de D. Pedro I: O Rei Cavaleiro - Pedro Calmon, membro da Academia Brasileira, 1952. Published in Porto in 1952 by the prestigious publisher Lello & Irmão, this is the 3rd enlarged and illustrated edition of the seminal biographical work on D. Pedro IV of Portugal and I of Brazil, written by the notable intellectual António Sérgio. With 306 pages and dimensions of 19.5x13 cm, the work offers a profound and refined analysis of the political, military, and personal life of the first Brazilian emperor, covering the crucial period between 1798 and 1834. The copy is in very good condition, featuring an elegant full leather publisher's binding, richly ornamented with gilt tooling and details on the spine. A piece of great historiographical and aesthetic value, indispensable for collectors of Luso-Brazilian iconography and biography.