Porto, Various printers and publishers, 1910-1932.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (30.5 x 23.3 cm. [first series]) and large 8¼ [second through fifth series], old quarter red sheep over pebbled boards (only the slightest wear), smooth spine with gilt letter and fillets, decorated endleaves [first series]; original printed wrappers (a few with spines defective) with a large illustration of an eagle on the front covers [second through fifth series] First series with numerous illustrations. Some illustrations in subsequent series. Overall in very good condition. *** FIRST EDITIONSÑA COMPLETE RUN, and ONLY EDITIONS of all issues save number 10/11 of the fourth series, of which this set contains the extremely rare, almost impossible to obtain FIRST EDITION. çguia was one of the reviews which had the most influence on Portuguese national culture, was the most important of its time, and one of the most noteworthy in the bibliography of Portuguese periodical literature. It enjoyed collaboration in prose and verse of most of the great Portuguese creative talents of the day, from Teixeira de Pascoaes to Fernando Pessoa (according to Jos Blanco, Pessoa's three earliest Portuguese prose contributions to appear in print), including Raul Brando, Mrio Beiro, Sampaio Bruno, Augusto Casimiro, Alberto Osrio de Castro, Leonardo Coimbra, Jaime Corteso, Afonso Duarte, Manuel Laranjeira, Camilo Pessanha, Raul Proena, Aquilino Ribeiro, Antnio Srgio, Afonso Lopes Vieira and so many others. The first series of this crucially important review, initially subtitled Revista ilustrada de literatura e crtica, was published from December 1, 1910 to July 1911, directed by çlvaro Pinto. The second to fourth issues were subtitled simply Revista quinzenal, while the fifth to tenth were subtitled Revista quinzenal illustrada de literatura e crtica. The Spanish great Miguel de Unamuno participated, with a sonnet dedicated to Portugal. Previously unpublished verses by Antnio Nobre and previously unpublished letters by Camilo Castelo Branco also appeared in the first series of çguia, as well as a previously unpublished prose fragment by Ea de Queiroz. There were significant articles about major figures in world literature, such as Victor Hugo and Tolstoy. The second series had as its subtitle Revista mensal de literatura, arte, cincia, filosofia e crtica social. It was published from January 1912 to October 1921, with a total of 120 numbers, some of which were combined in double or triple issues. Teixeira de Pascoaes, Antnio Carneiro, Jos Magalhes and çlvaro Pinto were, respectively, the literary, artistic, scientific directors, and secretary. This was by far the most significant of the five series. On the front covers of this as well as subsequent series is stated "Orgo da Renascena Portuguesa". In number 4 appeared Fernando Pessoa's first Portuguese prose work to appear in print, "A nova poesia portugueza socialogicamente considerada" in which he defends the creation of a "supra-Portugal" and announces the forthcoming appearance of a "supra-Cames". This series also is marked by essays about "Saudade" by Teixeira de Pascoaes, provoking the celebrated prolonged polemic between Pascoaes and Antnio Srgio over Saudosismo. The second series brought to light previously unpublished texts by Alexandre Herculano, Almeida Garrett, Antero de Quental, Antnio Feliciano de Castilho, Camilo Castelo Branco and Oliveira Martins. The third series, composed of 60 numbers from July 1, 1922 to December, 1927, was directed by Leonardo Coimbra. In addition to several double and triple issues, there were multiple issues numbered 37 to 48 and 49 to 54. The double issue 13/14 was devoted to Guerra Junqueiro. Stories by Raul Brando and an unpublished letter by Camilo Castelo Branco appeared in numbers 17/18. Miguel de Unamuno contributed to 13/14, Tefilo Braga to 19/20, Leonardo Coimbra to 1 through 5, 7, 9 through 12, 21 through 24, 37/48 and 54, Hernni Cidade to 6, 7, 9/10, 13/14, 15/16, 17 through 20, 25/27, 34 through 48 and 58 through 60, while Wenceslau de Moraes wrote for 11/12 and 21/22. Other collaborators were Alberto de Serpa, Agostinho da Silva, Carlos Malheiro Dias, Damio Peres, and Gago Coutinho. Teixeira de Pascoaes and Sant' Anna Dionsio continued to be major collaborators. The fourth series, with 12 numbers from January 1928 to December 1929, was directed by Leonardo Coimbra, Sant' Anna Dionsio, Antnio Carneiro and Adolfo Casais Monteiro (who declined to join in directing the final issue). Principal contributors to this series were Adolfo Casais Manteiro, Antnio Carneiro, Agostinho da Silva, Antnio de Sousa, Antnio Srgio, Branquinho da Fonseca, Hernni Cidade, Joo Gaspar Simes, Jos Rgio, Leonardo Coimbra, Lus Brando, Sant' Anna Dionsio and Vitorino Nemsio. The double issue 10/11 was suppressed. Sant' Anna Dionso had conclusively demonstrated therein that Gustavo Cordeiro Ramos, minister in the dictatorship and senior professor at the Faculdade de Letras of the University of Lisbon had plagiarized a study about Goethe, having passed it off as his own original work, while in fact it was a translation of a study by Bossert. As a result, almost no sets of çguia contain number 10/11 of the fourth series in its original edition. Nuno Canavez, venerable proprietor of Livraria Acadmica created a facsimile in photocopy in 1994, also using the same process to create facsimiles of the first series, while the antiquarian booksellers Alfredo Maria Gonalves, Chamin da Mota and Jos Vicente produced a much more creditable facsimile number 10/11 of the fourth series in 1995, in an edition of only 93 copies. Almost all sets of çguia have numbers 10/11 of the fourth series in facsimile, if at all. The present set has these numbers in the extremely rare original. The fifth and final series was directed by Leonardo Coimbra and Sant' Anna Dionsio, consisting of 3 numbers, published from January to June of 1932. These issues are also rather difficult to find. Beginning with the second number, Aaro de Lacerda and Delfim Santos jointed the editorial board. In the third and final number Antnio Srgio and Adolfo Casais Monteiro wrote, respectively, on "Sobre a reforma do ensino" and "A arte contra a ordem". Leonardo Coimbra wrote on "A mquina e a alma". Antnio Srgio also contributed to each of the other issues, as did Leonardo Coimbra. Others who wrote for this series were Delfim Santos, Teixeira de Pascoaes and Jos Rgio. In the famous auction of Alberto de Serpa held in the Caves Sandeman at Vila Nova da Gaia in 1988, only the first series of çguia was present. In the auction of Antnio de Almeida Marques, perhaps the most important collection focused on twentieth-century Portuguese literature to come on the market, which took place in Lisbon, 1996, the set of çguia had numbers 10/11 of the fourth series in facsimile, and lacked completely number 1 of the fifth series. *** Daniel Pires, Dicionrio da imprensa peridica literria portuguesa do sculo XX (1900-1940), pp. 40-9; Dicionrio das revistas literrias portuguesas do sculo XX, pp. 55-8. Clara Rocha, Revistas literrias do sculo XX em Portugal, pp. 268-86, 637-8. For the contributions of Fernando Pessoa, see Joo Rui de Sousa, ed., Fotobibliografia de Fernando Pessoa, pp. 31-3, 38-9, 260. Jos Blanco, Fernando Pessoa, espoo de uma bibliografia, PR1-3, PR8-9.
