Memoria Cientifica Sobre unas Piezas de Artilleria de Montaña de Nuevo Sistema, Inventadas, Construidas y Presentadas
Mexico City: 1877. 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. Very good. Item #1679
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.
Price: $750.00