La Defensa Nacional: Estudio Militar por el Mayor de Caballeria
by [Mexico]: Paz, Eduardo
Mexico City: Tip. Moderna de Carlos Paz, 1887. About very good.. [2],132pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt tooled. Boards scuffed, with some patches of light dampstaining; spine ends and corners worn. Light toning internally. Author's gift inscription on third leaf recto. Rare late-19th-century treatise on the national defense of Mexico by the head of the cavalry and prolific military author, Eduardo Paz. The first section of the present work considers the potential strategies and logistics of... Read More
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![Edicion del "Boletin Militar" La Instruccion. [bound with:] Consejos Practicos a los Alumnos de la Escuela Militar de Artilleria e Ingenieros...](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/174/959/1721959174.0.l.jpg)
Edicion del "Boletin Militar" La Instruccion. [bound with:] Consejos Practicos a los Alumnos de la Escuela Militar de Artilleria e Ingenieros...
by [Mexico]: Paz, Eduardo: Salas, Gustavo
Mexico City: Imprenta, 1900. Good plus.. 82pp., plus two folding tables; 92pp. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Leather somewhat worn, boards rubbed. Contemporary binder's ink stamp on front free endpaper; author's gift inscription on initial text leaf of first work. Fairly even tanning; scattered underlining. A pair of ephemeral works of instruction and advice for young military officers. The first comprises collected short essays of "Instruccion" by Eduardo Paz published originally in the Boletin Militar.... Read More
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El Generalato o De la Educacion, de la Instruccion, de los Conocimientos y de los Virtudes Necesarias a los Oficiales Generales y Superiores para el Mando de los Ejercitos...
by [Mexico]: Paz, Eduardo
Mexico City: Imprenta de I. Cumplido, 1873. Good plus.. xi,701,[1]pp., plus frontispiece portrait, engraved dedication leaf, and two plates. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Spine and edges worn, boards scuffed. Light, even tanning, occasional light dampstaining. Uncommon Mexican edition of this lengthy treatise on the education, conduct, and moral code of military officers by French Legion of Honor member Louis Durat-LaSalle, translated into Spanish by General Rafael Benavides, a prolific Mexican military author. Benavides was... Read More
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Reglamento del Cuerpo de Ingenieros
by [Mexico]: Salamanca, Ignacio
Mexico City, 1892. Very good.. 1226,[1]pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, leather label. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Title page with small paper flaw at lower right, not affecting text. Light toning throughout; light foxing to initial leaves. A rare, late-19th-century manual that details the rules and regulations from the Mexican Army Corps of Engineers. The present work contains nearly 600 articles divided into forty-five chapters that cover diverse subjects, such as the organization of the... Read More
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Colegio Militar. Clase de Jurisprudencia Militar y Derecho de la Guerra. Derecho Internacional Codificado por Bluntschli
by [Mexico]: Bluntschli, Johann Kaspar
Mexico City: Imprenta de la Escuela Correccional, 1899. About very good.. 62pp. Original pebbled cloth, front board printed in black. Light wear and soiling to cloth. Contemporary ownership annotation on title page; former institutional ink stamp on internal leaf. Even tanning internally. Rare Mexican edition of the Laws of War as formulated by Swiss politician and diplomat, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, first published in 1866. Bluntschli was considered one of the most significant and influential early writers on the... Read More
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![[Manuscript Letter to the Provincial of Yucatan, Instructing Him to Inquire About Various Debts Owed by Certain Religious Orders in New Spain]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/021/964/1721964021.0.l.jpg)
[Manuscript Letter to the Provincial of Yucatan, Instructing Him to Inquire About Various Debts Owed by Certain Religious Orders in New Spain]
by [Mexico]: [Spain]: Sanz, Joseph
Madrid, 1718. [3]pp. on a folded folio sheet. Minor toning and creasing. Very good. An interesting pair of communications from Spain to colonial Mexico involving debts owed by local religious orders in the Yucatan and how to enforce collection of said debts. The transcripts of these letters were sent to the Spanish administrator at Yucatan by Father Joseph Sanz, the Commissary General for New Spain. Here, Sanz instructs the Provincial to identify which orders within the Yucatan owe money... Read More
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Hojas Sueltas: Viajes Ligeros Alrededor de Varios Asuntos
by [Mexico]: Selgas y Carrasco, Jose
Mexico City: F. Neve, 1868. Good plus.. 394,[2]pp. Contemporary quarter sheep and pebbled cloth, spine gilt. Light wear to corners and spine; boards lightly soiled. Front and rear free endpapers town away. Even toning, an occasional fox mark. Rare Mexican edition of these collected philosophical and political essays and journalism by Spanish author José Selgas y Carrasco. Selgas was principally known for his lyric poetry and short stories, and also authored several full-length novels. He was known as... Read More
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Tratado Teorico y Practico de Fortification Pasajera, y del Ataque y Defensa de los Puestos de Campaña...
by [Mexico]: Serrano, José Ignacio
Mexico City, 1854. About very good.. xxi,381,[1]pp., plus eleven folding plates. Contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards, spine gilt. Light wear to edges, hinges, and spine ends; boards rubbed. Contemporary ownership inscription on first leaf of text. Light toning, scattered foxing. A couple of short, marginal tears and separations along old folds to plates. Uncommon treatise on fortifications, their assault, and defense, originally published in French and ordered to be translated into Spanish by Santa Anna for the... Read More
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Estudios de Guerra
by [Mexico]: Lewal, Jules Louis
Mexico City: Tipografia de Gonzalo A. Esteva, 1879. Good plus.. 742pp. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards. Spine stained; head of spine chipped. Moderate wear to edges and corners; boards rubbed. Light tanning. Rare Spanish translation and only Mexican edition of the extensive group of military studies by French general Jules Louis Lewal, first published in 1872. Lewal was a part of French forces in Mexico during the Second Intervention and later served in the Franco-Prussian War. His... Read More
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Gran Marcha Gay '83. Orgullo Alegria Libertad ¡Unete! ¡Fortalecete!
by [LGBTQIA+]: [Mexico]
[Mexico City, 1983. Lithographic poster, 22.25 x 13.75 inches, printed in black, white, and yellow. Light overall wear and dust soiling. Very good plus. Rolled. A rare poster advertising the "Great Gay March" in Mexico City on June 25, 1983. The march was organized by the Colectivo Sol de la RED LHOCA (Lesbianas, Homosexuales, Organizaciones y Colectivos Autonomos), an important LGBTQIA+ organization, part of whose name was a pun on the word "Loco." The poster features a few protesters... Read More
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El Universo Pintoresco, o Historia y Descripcion de Todos los Pueblos, de Sus Religiones, Costumbres, Usos, Industria, Etc. ... Estados Unidos de Norte America
by [Mexico]: Roux de Rochelle, M.
Mexico City, 1841. Good plus.. 389,[4]pp., plus folding map and ninety-six plates. Half title. Quarter sheep and mottled paper boards, spine gilt. Moderate spine wear; boards scuffed and front; paper detaching from front board; hinges cracked but solid. Light tanning and scattered foxing. An unusual Mexican edition of the Univers Pittoresque, an attempted world history and encyclopedia first published in Paris in 1837. This "Segunda Parte" of the Universo Pintoresco gives a history and description of the United... Read More
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![[Archive of Manuscript Letters, an Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album, and Assorted Ephemera Documenting the Experiences of Mary Brooks Hollis While Participating in the Experiment in International Living in Mexico]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/534/578/1729578534.0.l.jpg)
[Archive of Manuscript Letters, an Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album, and Assorted Ephemera Documenting the Experiences of Mary Brooks Hollis While Participating in the Experiment in International Living in Mexico]
by [Mexico]: [Experiment in International Living]: [Hollis, Mary Brooks]
[Various locations in Mexico, 1940. Six autograph letters, signed, totaling twelve pages and approximately 7000 words, all written on quarto sheets of onionskin paper. Folded, minor wear. [with:] Annotated vernacular photograph album. [13] leaves, illustrated with 101 photographs and three picture postcards. Contemporary cork covers, string-tied, with title in green on front cover with a small illustration of a sombrero-clad figure riding a burro at bottom right. Covers worn and dust-soiled, rear cover detached and with chip to bottom... Read More
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Manual para la Preparacion de las Tropas para el Combate
by [Mexico]: Ruelas, Miguel
Mexico City, 1897. Very good.. 109,ii pp., plus folding plate. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine labels. Light wear to edges and spine. Some toning and dust soiling; an occasional fox mark. Unrecorded Mexican translation of an army training and tactics manual by a Russian general. Mikhael Dragomirov was a career military man and a high ranking officer in the Russian army for the entire second half of the 19th century. During his career he authored several works of... Read More
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![[Circular Issued by the Governor of the Department of Mexico, Nicolás Condelle, Promulgating a National Decree Ordering the Texas Campaign to be Carried Out in Full, Fearing Annexation by the United States]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/408/404/1736404408.0.l.jpg)
[Circular Issued by the Governor of the Department of Mexico, Nicolás Condelle, Promulgating a National Decree Ordering the Texas Campaign to be Carried Out in Full, Fearing Annexation by the United States]
by [Mexico]: [Texas]: Condelle, Nicolás
Mexico City: December 2, 1844. Broadside, 17 x 11.5 inches, untrimmed. Old folds, very minor wear. Near fine. A very rare entry in the long goodbye between Mexico and the Republic of Texas in the run-up to the Mexican-American War. The present circular was issued by the Governor of the Department of Mexico, Nicolás Condell, promulgating a national decree from the interim President of the Mexican Republic, Valentín Canalizo, ordering the Texas campaign to be carried out in full, with... Read More
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![[Large Group of Broadside Decrees Issued by the State Government of Puebla During the Mid-19th Century]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/838/958/1721958838.0.l.jpg)
[Large Group of Broadside Decrees Issued by the State Government of Puebla During the Mid-19th Century]
by [Mexico]
Puebla, 1870. Forty-one broadsides, most measuring approximately 12 x 8 inches, many larger. Stab holes at left margin where previously bound; larger broadsides folded to fit a folio volume. Some wear and chipping at edges, occasionally heavier. Scattered, occasionally crude, tape repairs. Light tanning and scattered foxing. Overall, good plus. A large and interesting group of Mexican broadsides published by the state of Puebla that promulgate numerous state and federal decrees, laws, and orders from 1830 to 1870. While topically... Read More
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![Plano Topografico de la Vista de los Linderos del Pueblo de Colucán... [manuscript title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/932/958/1721958932.0.l.jpg)
Plano Topografico de la Vista de los Linderos del Pueblo de Colucán... [manuscript title]
by [Mexico]
[Mexico, 1846. Good.. Manuscript map, approximately 13 x 17.25 inches. Folded; original hand color. Moderate chipping and several short closed tears at edges; three minor losses within map area. Light ink offsetting; Light tanning and scattered faint foxing. A neat manuscript map that delineates the boundaries of the small Mexican town of Colucán in the mid-19th century. Today the village, located in the state of Puebla in the foothills south of Izucar de Matamoros, with a population of... Read More
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Reconocimientos Militares. Estudio Detallado Empleo del Terreno. Pequeñas Operaciones
by [Mexico]: Rocha y Portu, Pablo
Mexico City, 1879. Very good.. 256pp. Small octavo. Contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards, spine gilt. Light wear to spine ends and corners; slight rubbing to boards. Light tanning and occasional foxing. Scarce and detailed Mexican military manual on the use of terrain for maneuvers and during combat. The author was a colonel in the Mexican Army Corps of Engineers, and the work stems from attempts to improve the training and preparedness of the Mexican armed forces in... Read More
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El Capitan de los Penitentes Negros por Ponson du Terrail
by [Mexico]: Ponson du Terrail, Pierre Alexis
Mexico City, 1897. About very good.. 247,[1];214pp. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, leather label. Light wear to spine and boards; small scorch mark at fore-edge of front board. Text occasionally trimmed close. Tanned, but not brittle. Unrecorded popular Mexican edition of this French adventure story by prolific author Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail. The work, first published serially in France in 1869, tells the story of the magistrate of Provence town Mirabeau and his struggle against local brigands.... Read More
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Recuerdos de Mexico: Memorias del Medico Ordinario del Emperador Maximiliano
by [Mexico]: Basch, Samuel
Mexico City, 1870. About very good.. 479,[3]pp., plus two plates including frontispiece portrait. Contemporary half calf and pebbled cloth, spine gilt, boards blind stamped. Light wear to spine ends and bands, corners bumped. Contemporary binder's ink stamp on front pastedown; unobtrusive contemporary manuscript annotation on title page. Light tanning and foxing; a few leaves creased at upper corner. First Mexican edition of this important account of the last year of Maximilian I's reign in Mexico, composed by his... Read More
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![[Sammelband of Six Works by Mexican Civil Engineer, Meteorologist, and Statistician Vicente Reyes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/111/959/1721959111.0.l.jpg)
[Sammelband of Six Works by Mexican Civil Engineer, Meteorologist, and Statistician Vicente Reyes]
by [Mexico]: Reyes, Vicente
[Mexico, 1880. Very good.. Contemporary red quarter cloth and marbled paper-covered boards, gilt spine titles. Moderate wear and rubbing to boards, edges and spine ends scuffed. A wonderful collection of six Mexican scientific works by Vicente Reyes, three of which appear unrecorded, all bound together in chronological order around the time of publication of the latter works. Vicente Reyes was a civil engineer, architect, and member of the Observatorio Meteorological Central and other scholarly organizations. The contents of... Read More
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Terapeutica Homeopatica Practica. Arreglada y Compliada
by [Mexico]: Dewey, W. A.
Mexico City: A. Carranza y Cia, 1907. Good.. xviii,521,[1]pp. Contemporary pebbled cloth, morocco corners. Corners and spine ends worn; spine sunned; some staining and rubbing to boards. Large, contemporary binder's ticket on front pastedown. Light toning; light dampstaining at fore-edge of initial leaves. Scarce Mexican edition of Willis Alonzo Dewey's Practical Homoeopathic Therapeutica, first published in Philadelphia in 1901. Dewey was one of the most widely recognized practitioners and teachers of homeopathic medicine at the turn of the... Read More
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![Little Known History of...the Negro [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/043/959/1721959043.0.l.jpg)
Little Known History of...the Negro [caption title]
by [African Americana]: [Michigan]
Detroit, 1956. Very good.. Large-format pictorial wall calendar on twelve sheets, each sheet measuring 19.5 x 13.5 inches, bound at top with a strip of black plastic. Minor wrinkling and staining, small hole in the last leaf costing a bit of one illustration. An interesting and ephemeral wall calendar created in 1956 as a promotional for the Detroit Metropolitan Mutual Assurance Company, an African-American-owned life insurance company. The copyright notice is dated in that year and claimed by... Read More
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BTWBA Booker T. Washington Business Association Black Business Directory First Edition [wrapper title]
by [African Americana]: [Michigan]
[Detroit, 1970. Very good plus.. 12pp., plus four-page section inserted at center. Original pictorial wrappers printed in blue, stapled. Very minor wear. An unrecorded African-American business directory issued by the Booker T. Washington Business Association in Detroit. According to the introduction: "Booker T. Washington Business Association, Detroit's oldest black business organization, is proud to present the first of a series of Directories geared to support and encourage the development of more businesses within the Detroit area.... This is... Read More
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Laymen's Directory Michigan A.M.E. Churches 1957
by [African Americana]: [Michigan]
Detroit: Bolar Printing and Publishing Co, 1957. Very good.. 20pp. Folio. Original orange printed wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and light foxing. Former owner's signatures on inside front wrapper and rear wrapper. A rare directory of laypersons for the Michigan African Methodist Episcopal Church, listing hundreds of congregants, their addresses, and phone numbers by their local churches throughout the state and even one in Chatham, Ontario. The work also includes a full-page notice on the new Bishop, Reverend Joseph... Read More
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![Negro-Jewish Relationships [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/786/958/1721958786.0.l.jpg)
Negro-Jewish Relationships [cover title]
by [Race Relations]: [Michigan]
Detroit: Wayne State University, 1944. Very good.. 8pp. Original printed self wrappers, stapled. Minor dust-soiling and edge wear. Internally clean. The first entry in a series of studies issued by Wayne State University in "Inter-Group Conflicts in Detroit." The studies were triggered by the June 1943 Detroit Race Riots, and intended to bring a greater understanding to the relationship between Jewish and African American communities in the city. The majority of the present pamphlet is comprised of twenty... Read More
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