Memorias historicas do Rio de Janeiro e das provincias annexas a jurisdicção do vice-rei do Estado do Brasil, dedicadas a el-rei nosso senhor D. João VI
By: Por Jozé de Souza Azevedo Pizarro e Araujo, natural do Rio de Janeiro, bacharel formado em Canones, do Conselho de Sua Magestade, Monsenhor Arcipreste da Capella Real, Procurador Geral das Tres Ordens Militares &c
Contributors: Pinheiro, F. B. Marques; Portugal; Bibliotecas de Sua Magestade Imperial
Publisher: Na Impressão Regia
Published: 1820
Place of publication: Rio de Janeiro
Language: por
Notes: Includes alvará of 13 April 1820 allowing the author exclusive privilege to print and trade the book for 16 years, v. 1.

Printer and date of publication in v. 1-5: Na Impressão Regia, 1820; v. 6-8: Na Typografia de Silva Porto, e C., 1822; v. 9: Na Impressao Nacional, 1822.

Errata statements at end in all volumes.

Includes indexes in v. 1-5 and v. 8, pt. 2.

Portuguese coat of arms on title pages, v. 1-5.

Vignette on title pages, v. 6-9.

Vol. 8 issued and bound in 2 parts.

Vol. 1: [10], VII-XVI, 147, [3] p.; v. 2: 273, [3] p.; v. 3: 89, 100-303, [1] p.; v. 4: 231, [1] p.; v. 5: 323, [1], X, [2] p. (p. 159 misprinted 179); v. 6: 277, [1] p. (p. 117 misprinted 171); v. 7: 292, [8] p.; v. 8, pt. 1: [4], 244, 244-327, [12] p.; v. 8, pt. 2: [2], 269, 300-316, [12] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 9: 144, 143-158, 161-461, [1] p. (p. 229 misprinted 922)

Signatures: v. 1: pi² *-2*⁴ A-S⁴ T⁴ (-T4) (*3, T2 versos blank); v. 2: A-2L⁴ 2M² (2M1 verso blank); v. 3: A-2N⁴ O⁴ (-O4) (2L4, 2M1, O3 versos blank); v. 4: A-2F⁴ (2D4, 2F⁴ versos blank); v. 5: A-2R⁴ 2S² *⁴ 2*² (2R1, 2S2 versos blank); v. 6: A-I⁴ L-X⁴ Z-2I⁴ 2L-2O⁴ 2P⁴ (-2P⁴); v. 7: A-J⁴ L-X⁴ Z-2J⁴ 2L-2R⁴ chi² (chi2 verso blank); v. 8, pt. 1: A-X⁴ Z-2I⁴ 2L-2T⁴ ₂V-2X⁴ (₂X4 verso blank); v. 8, pt. 2: A-I⁴ L-X⁴ Z-2I⁴ 2L-2Q⁴ *⁶ (*2 verso blank; F2 missigned E2); v. 9: 1-57⁴ 58⁴ (-58₄) (8₄, 10₄, 57₃, 58₃ versos blank)

Sabin 63186.

Rodrigues, J.C.  Bib. brasiliense, 1912.

Silva, Innocencio da.  Diccionario bib. portuguez, V, p. 139.

Sacramento Blake. Dic. bib. brazileiro, t. V, p. 211.

Camargo & Moraes. Bib. da Impressão Régia do Rio de Janeiro, I, 709-713.

Valle Cabral. Annaes da Imprensa Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 605.

BnBr. Cat. da exposição de hist. do Brasil, 5520.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.

John Carter Brown Library copy is bound in calf with Portuguese coat of arms engraved in gold on front covers. This copy is slightly restored without loss of text.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy, v. 1: Bibliotecas de Sua Magestade Imperial : bookplate.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy, v. 7 and v. 8, pt. 2: F. B. Marques Pinheiro : bookstamp.