memorias documentos historia independencia de riva aguero josé, Original o primera edición (1 resultados)

First edition. xi, 700 pp.; 814 pp. 8vo. V. 1. Causas del mal éxito de la Independencia del Perú; v. 2. Piezas justificativas, memorias y documentos para la historia del Perú. A valuable record and one of the main sources for information on the state of Peru in the early years of its independence, by José Mariano de la Riva Agüero (1783-1858), appointed prefect of Lima in 1822 by San Martin, later self-proclaimed President of Peru, arrested and accused of high treason, then exiled to Chile where he wrote the Memorias, before returning in 1838. Palau 239959 & 269808. Sabin 66413. Lacking headbands else very good copies, spines scuffed, boards worn, booksellers book description and Peruvian bookseller's small label on front paste-down of first volume, scattered foxing. Quarter morocco over green marbled boards, gilt rules and decorations, marbled endpapers.