1947 Caminho do Ceo Portuguese Catholic Devotional Book
1947 Caminho do Ceo Portuguese Catholic Devotional Book
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Caminho do Ceo, "Path to Heaven," was a staple of Portuguese-language Catholic devotional life for decades. This copy, printed in Barcelona in 1947 by Editorial Vallés, carries the characteristic marks of mid-century pocket devotional production at its most considered: cream boards with a mounted Eucharistic image reading Panis Vitae on the front cover, a working metal clasp, gilt-edged pages, decorative endpapers, and a black-and-white religious illustration facing the title page. The Barcelona imprint is worth noting. Spanish publishers, particularly in Catalonia, served the broader Iberian and Portuguese-speaking Catholic market throughout this period, and a Portuguese devotional produced in Barcelona in 1947 reflects exactly that tradition of cross-border religious publishing.
Boards are intact and presentable with light surface wear consistent with age. The metal clasp is original and functional. Gilt edges are largely bright with minor rubbing at the corners. The text block is clean and tight. The devotional frontispiece is present and legible. No ownership inscriptions, bookplates, or provenance markings are present. A good to very good copy overall, displaying well for its age and format.
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