Constitucion de la Republica de Colombia

Bogota, 1886. Very good.. 48,[4]pp. Contemporary brown cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Light wear to corers and spine ends. Ownership ink stamps on front pastedown and title page. Light foxing and toning. "Edicion Oficial." After Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1830, the countries of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, took shape. Colombia, then known as New Granada, suffered two years of civil war, ending in 1863 with the founding of the United States of Colombia. It was reestablished as the Republica de Colombia in 1886. This is the official edition of the constitution acknowledging the establishment of that entity. The front cover is stamped in gilt with the name of Fernando Cortes, the title page also bearing his ownership stamp.