Laurindo Costa — As Contrastarias Em Portugal

Porto, Tipografia Fonseca , 1926. First edition. Leather. A very scarce account of Portugal's assay offices, illustrated with photogravures and engravings. First edition. A very scarce volume. Bound in quarter crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered boards. With original wraps bound in. This work serves as a reference and history of assay offices in Portugal, including an account of goldsmithing, the Brotherhoods of Goldsmiths (15th to 19th centuries), the inspection of precious metals (13th-20th centuries), and the official organisation of the country's assay offices. Illustrated with a frontispiece, photogravures and reproductions of industry marks. Written by Laurindo Costa. Bound in quarter crushed morocco, with marbled paper covered boards. With original wraps bound in. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities, most notably to the spine. Bookplate of one Ruth Jennings to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the occasional spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .