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Júlio Dantas - A Ceia dos Cardeais, 8ª Edição - Júlio Dantas, 1906. Published in Lisbon in 1906 by the prestigious publisher Livraria Editora Viúva Tavares Cardoso, this is the eighth edition of ”A Ceia dos Cardeais” (The Cardinals' Supper), one of the most emblematic and celebrated plays of early 20th-century Portuguese literature, by Júlio Dantas. The volume, in octavo format with 45 [ii] pages, includes a portrait of the author and is in good condition. It features an elegant leather binding, richly decorated with gold details on the spine. This edition is a reference piece for the study of Portuguese dramaturgy, representing the success and critical longevity that the work enjoyed with the public and literary critics of the time.