[Mexico]: [Military]:

$7,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

[THREE SAMMELBANDS, WITH THIRTY-THREE MEXICAN PAMPHLETS REGARDING THE MILITARY]. Three volumes of pamphlets relating primarily to the military in Mexico, compiled by a contemporary owner. Many of the items present here are official decrees. The first volume contains many decrees pertaining to laws passed June 13, 1838. Among those are decrees relating to the establishment of an honor corps, laws concerning penalties for desertion, a treatise on infantry bayonet technique illustrated with plates, and a decree relating to the operation of the Mexican military in Texas. The third volume contains a treatise on the dissolution of the medical corps and its replacement with individual doctors. Collectively they illustrate much about the Mexican army during the era of its wars with the Republic of Texas and then the Mexican-American War. In all, a fascinating compendium of Mexican military history, and an interesting collection of imprints. The volumes are comprised as follows.Volume one:1) ARREGLO DEL CUERPO PERMANENTE DE INGENTEROS, FORMADO POR EL SUPREMO GOBIERNO EN VIRTUD DE LA FACULTAD QUE LE CONCEDE LA LEY DE 13 DE JUNIO DE 1838. Mexico: Impreso por Ignacio Cumplido, 1838. [2],4pp.2) REGLAMENTO DEL CUERPO DE ARTILLERIA. Mexico: Impreso por Ignacio Cumplido..., 1838. 20pp.3) ESTABLECIMIENTO DE LA PLANA MAYOR DEL EJERCITO MEXICANO, DECRETADO POR EL SUPREMO GOBIERNO EN USO DE LA FACULTAD QUE LE CONCEDE LA LEY DE 13 DE JUNIO DE 1838. Mexico: Impreso por Ignacio Cumplido..., 1838. 1

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