Bogota: 1886. 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..... More

Cali: Imprenta de Nicolas Hurtado, 1863. 50pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Untrimmed. Contemporary and later ownership inscriptions on front wrap; later private library stamp on first two leaves of text. Light wear at edges. A few scattered, small stains; even toning. The political pendulum swung to the Liberals in Colombia..... More

[Bogota: 1853]. Broadside, approximately 13.5 x 9 inches.Previously folded. A few small chips and short, closed tears at edges; short separations along old folds. Later small ink stamp in top margin. Moderate dust soiling and toning. A strong worded, anonymous attack on the government of General José María Obando, twice..... More

[Popayan]: Imp. Democática por J. Orjuela, [1852]. Broadside, approximately 13 x 9 inches. Folded. Light chipping and wear, a few small wormholes, not affewcting text. Even tanning, faint foxing. The anonymous writer of this ephemeral piece accuses Dr. Manuel Bueno of holding too much power and too many titles in..... More

Bogota, Colombia: 1836. [2],30pp. Small quarto. Original plain wrappers. Spine ends slightly chipped, some dog-earing to corners. Minor dampstaining and dust soiling. The 1830 separation of Venezuela from Nueva Granada and the resultant breakup of Gran Colombia created numerous diplomatic headaches such as boundary settlements, treaty negotiations, and debt/credit resolutions..... More

[Popayan: 1853]. Broadside, approximately 12.5 x 8.5 inches. Top edge eaten away, but not affecting text. Light tanning. Scarce broadside from the provincial legislature of Popayan to the people of southwestern Colombia, transmitting its hope that that the new constitution will end "tantos años de contiendas sangrientas, que solo han..... More

Bogotá: 1846. [3],41,[1]pp. Small quarto, stitched as issued. Some wear and biopredation in margins, causing minor losses but not affecting text. Light tanning and scattered dampstaining. Scarce, early proposal for a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, to be financed and at least partially funded by "major foreign nations," including..... More

Bogota, Colombia: 1863. Large broadside, approximately 17 x 11 inches. Previously folded. Small chip at right edge, not affecting text. A large and unrecorded broadside, dated June 12, 1863, printed in two columns and addressed to Manuel Suarez Fortoul, the chief magistrate of Bogota regarding the recently passed law on..... More

Bogotá: Imprenta del Neo-Grandina, 1855. 65pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers, rear lacking. Final leaf detached; Moderate creasing and wear at edges. Contemporary bookseller's ink stamp inside front wrapper. Light tanning and scattered foxing. In this scarce pamphlet, the suspended governor of Cartagena, Juan Jose Nieto, defends himself against charges..... More

[Cali: 26 de Mayo, 1863. Small broadside, 8 x 5.75 inches. Scattered foxing; light toning. This broadside announces the exile of the Franciscans from Cali and the Republic of Colombia for their failure to comply with new laws concerning taxes on religious orders. Interestingly, this is signed by the Guardian..... More

Bogotá: Imprenta de Echeverría Hermanos, 1854. 64pp. Slightly later plain wrappers, stapled. Light soiling and wear to wraps. Scattered, later manuscript marginalia. Light toning. Scarce pamphlet in which the author, Francisco Zaldua strenuously defends himself and his actions as judge in a case brought against the Governor of Cartagena, Juan..... More

Bogota: Imprenta de la Nacion, [1863]. [2],86,vii pp. Later plain wrappers; removed from a sammelband. Ownership mark eradicated from title page. Light tanning. The mid-19th century in Colombian politics was characterized by swings in power between Liberal and Conservative factions, until the Liberals ascended to power in the early 1860s..... More