Bidspirit auction | Luís de Camões

Luís de Camões - Os Lusíadas, 1ª Edição - Luís de Camões, 1972. Published in 1972 by Livraria Sam Carlos, this is one of the most coveted and prestigious editions of ”Os Lusíadas, ” published to commemorate the 4th centenary of the first edition of the work (1572). It is an extremely limited edition of 1100 copies, of which only 1000 were intended for commercial sale. The folio-sized volume (25x34 cm) is a remarkable facsimile edition, containing 12 illustrated illustrations and a pagination of CXXX-II-413 pages. The copy is presented in a full leather publisher's binding, richly decorated with gold details, and is in very good condition. A detail that increases the value of this piece is its provenance and uniqueness: the volume is copy number 117, personally signed by its publisher. Additionally, the lot includes an original promotional brochure from the period, making this set a complete collector's item of great bibliographical interest for any admirer of Camões' work and of 20th-century Portuguese publishing excellence.