1834
by Venezuela; Caracas
1834. Rare Collection of Municipal Legislation for Caracas, Venezuela [Venezuela]. [Caracas]. Ordenanzas, Resoluciones y Acuerdos de la Diputacion Provincial de Caracas, Que se Hallan Vigentes el Dia 10 de Diciembre de 1834. Impreso por Acuerda Especial de la Diputacion. Caracas: Imprenta de A. Damiron, 1834. 179 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary sheep treated to resemble tree calf, gilt ornaments and lettering piece to spine. Some rubbing to extremities, a few scuffs to boards, chip to head of spine, partial crack to text block between front endleaf and title page, worm hole through text block with minor loss to text and no loss to legibility, worming to rear endleaves and pastedown, moderate toning and occasional light foxing to text. Early owner signature to front endleaf, interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine, stamps and annotations to verso of title page. A solid copy of a rare title. $500. * Only edition. With index. A collection of municipal legislation from 1831 to 1834. This volume is interesting for its insights into the city's early post-colonial development. It was intended to be the first volume of a serial publication, but other volumes appeared sporadically. They were published in 1837, 1846, 1850 and 1853-1856. OCLC locates 4 copies of the 1853 volume in North America (at the NY Public Library, University of Chicago, UNC-Chapel Hill and UT-Austin). (Inventory #: 63770)