Bidspirit auction | Alexandre Herculano

Alexandre Herculano - Historia da Origem e Estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal - Alexandre Herculano. Published in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro by Livrarias Aillaud e Bertrand and Livraria Francisco Alves, this esteemed eighth edition (considered definitive and consistent with the editions published during the author's lifetime) was directed by the renowned Arabist and Professor David Lopes. Written by the master of Romanticism and historian Alexandre Herculano, the work deals with the detailed historical investigation of the introduction, political struggles, and establishment of the Holy Office Tribunal in Portuguese territory. It features an elegant contemporary red half-leather binding with corners, displaying large triangles in marbled paper, spines with labels and elaborate decorative gold-embossed tooling, and artistic blind-stamped tooling on the covers. Composed of 3 complete volumes, it totals 332 pages in Volume I, 382 pages in Volume II, and 425 pages in Volume III (including the index), with a format of 19x12 cm. Both the text block and the bindings are in excellent overall condition, remaining firm, clean, and very well preserved.