Analisis Politica, Social i Economica de la Republica del Ecuador, Precedida de un Resumen Jeografico e Historica de la Misma

Bogotá: Imprenta del Neo-Granadino, 1854. Very good plus.. 124,[2]pp. Original printed wrapper, stitched. Minor creasing and dust soiling. Light tanning. Scarce, mid-19th-century report on the Republic of Ecuador from a Colombian perspective. Ecuador during this period was under the liberal, anticlerical regime of General José María Urbina, and was dogged by strife between the ruling party and not only conservative but also monarchical groups, as well as by in-fighting amongst liberal factions. The present work, by nineteen-year-old Secretary of War (!!!) Felipe Perez, who was appointed in the same year as publication by President José María Obando, attempts to analyze the situation in neighboring Ecuador so that its perceived ills might be avoided in Colombia. OCLC locates a half dozen copies, only three in U.S. institutions.