Several Books on the Azores: History and Ethnography

Book: Proceedings of the First Azorean Congress Author: Grémio dos Açores Publisher: Casa dos Açores 1940 Weight: 1400 g Held in Lisbon from May 8 to 15, 1938. Published in the year marking the centenary celebrations of Portugal’s Independence and Restoration. Illustrated in-text with maps, photogravures, and reproductions of antique engravings, notably depicting terrestrial and submarine eruptions and geological features. Historical document. €60 Book: The Azores: Coats of Arms and Notable Barons Series: Historical Narratives Author: Manuel Ferreira Publisher: Author’s Edition 1981 Weight: 415 g Handwritten dedication on the frontispiece. Table of contents: Preface; The Lord of El Escorial and the Beautiful Captive Azorean Woman; A Historical Dispute; The Azorean Effort and the Spirit of the Brazilian Bandeirantes; St. Francis Xavier and His Friendship with a Faial Islander; A Forgotten Epic; The Decapitated Azorean; An Azorean in Macau Honored as a Mandarin; A Sailor from Pico; Price of Blood; A Man from Corvo Island in Santiago de Chile; Bibliography; Note on the Author. €35 Book: The Azores from April 25th to the Present Day Author: A Group of Azorean Students Enrolled at the Lisbon Institute of Economics Publisher: Arma Crítica Cooperative 1977 Weight: 485 g Paperback. Illustrated in-text with tables and statistical data; illustrated out-of-text with black-and-white photographs. Cover design by Architect Keil do Amaral. Illustrations by Frederico Paula. Azores. €20 Book: History of the Azores I Author: Carlos Melo Bento Publisher: Author’s Edition 2nd edition, 1993 Weight: 400 g From the discovery until 1900. Second revised and annotated edition by Dr. Hugo Moreira. Azores. €35 Book: History of the Azores I Author: Carlos Melo Bento Publisher: Author’s Edition 1st edition, 1988 Weight: 300 g From the discovery until 1900. Azores. €50 Book: On the Discovery and Settlement of the Azores Author: Viriato Campos Publisher: Europress Weight: 350 g The issue of the archipelago’s discovery, addressed by an honest researcher. €15 Book: Collection of Documents Relating to the Discovery and Settlement of the Azores Author: Various Publisher: Cultural Institute of Ponta Delgada 3rd edition, 1989 Weight: 600 g Compilation of various royal chancery documents concerning the early settlement of the Azores archipelago, preceded by an extensive critical essay by Manuel Monteiro Velho Arruda on this period of Azorean history. €20 Contact us, reply to this listing. Hand delivery available in Lisbon, Póvoa de Santa Iria, Montijo, or registered postal service (CTT) with careful packaging. (Shipping costs borne by the buyer.) We accept payment via bank transfer, cash deposit, PayPal, MB WAY, or postal order. We do not offer cash-on-delivery shipping.