Memoria Cientifica Sobre unas Piezas de Artilleria de Montaña de Nuevo Sistema, Inventadas, Construidas y Presentadas
by Villegas, Macario
- Used
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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About This Item
Mexico City, 1877. Very good.. 16pp. plus folding plate. Original blue printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Ink notation on front cover, two small puncture wounds to text. Inscribed by the author on the half title. Minor wear and soiling. Report on new artillery pieces invented for use in the mountains, with a folding plate illustrating a gun carriage. The author, Macario Villegas, was a colonel in the Mexican army. He has inscribed the half title: "Recibi de la Imprenta del Gobierno quinientos ejemplares de esta memoria cientifica. Mexico Enero 31 de 1877. Macario Villegas. Principal Vale." Rare. Two copies located in OCLC, at the national libraries of Mexico and Spain.
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- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1679
- Title
- Memoria Cientifica Sobre unas Piezas de Artilleria de Montaña de Nuevo Sistema, Inventadas, Construidas y Presentadas
- Author
- Villegas, Macario
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Mexico City
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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