1838
by Venezuela; Caracas
1838. 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 9 de Diciembre de 1837. Impreso por Acuerda Especial de la Diputacion. Caracas: Imprenta de Valentin Espinal, 1838. [xii], 261 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Plain wrappers bound into later cloth, red and black lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling, some fading to spine. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places, som edgewear to wrappers, light soiling to title page. Early underlining and annotations in a few places, interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine, stamp 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 1838. This volume is interesting for its insights into the city's early post-colonial development. It was intended to be part of a serial publication, but other volumes appeared sporadically. The first volume was published in 1831. The others in 1837, 1846, 1850 and 1853-1856. No copies of the 1838 volume listed on OCLC. (Inventory #: 63771)