Principios de direito mercantil, e leis de marinha
Subtitle: para uso da mocidade portugueza, destinada ao commercio, divididos em oito tratados elementares, contendo a respectiva legislcaõ patria, e indicando as fontes originaes dos regulamentos maritimos das principaes prcas da Europa
By: De Ordem de Sua Alteza Real, o principe regente nosso senhor, por José da Silva Lisboa, deputado, e secretario da Meza de Inspeccão da Agricultura e Commercio da cidade da Bahia
Publisher: Na Impressão Regia
Published: 1801
Place of publication: Lisboa
Language: por
Subjects: Commercial law; Maritime law
Notes: Originally printed in Lisbon, 1798.

Dates of imprint: vol. 1 printed in 1806; vol. 2 printed in 1812; vol. 3 printed in 1801; vol. 4 printed in 1811; vol. 5 printed in 1811; vol. 6, pt. 1 printed in 1812; vol. 6, pt. 2 printed in 1812; vol. 7 printed in 1811.

Imprint varies in vol. 3, reading: Lisboa: Na Typographia Chalcographia, typoplastica, e litteraria do Arco do Cego, 1801.

Volume 6 is printed in two parts with separate dated title pages.

Pagination: v. 1: [12], X, 280, [2] p.; v. 2: 52 p.; v. 3: [4], 103, [3] p.; v. 4: 53, 56-133, [5] p.; v. 5: [4], 84, 81-82, [2] p.; v. 6, pt. 1: 90, [2]; v. 6, pt. 2: 72, [4] p.; v. 7: III, [1], 86 p.

Signatures: v. 1: * (*3 verso blank) **² **** A-2M (2A4, 2I1 versos blank) 2N² (2N2 blank); v. 2: [A]² B-N² (B1 verso blank); v. 3: pi² A-2D² (-2D2) (2C2 verso blank); v. 4: [A]² B-2L² (2K2 verso, 2L2 blank); v. 5: pi² A-Y² (Y2 verso blank); v. 6, pt. 1: [A]² B-Z² (B1, Z2 versos blank); v. 6, pt. 2: [A]² ([A]2 verso blank) B-T² (T2 blank); v. 7: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) A-Y² (-Y2)

Woodcut royal arms of Portugal on title pages.

Cf. Moraes, R.B. de.  Bib. Brasiliana (1983 ed.), p. 494.

Cf. Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 17285.

Kress Lib. S.6168.

Silva, I.F. da. Bib. portuguez, V:124-125.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full calf.

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