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Tratado de Campamentos y Marchas, Seguido de Una Instruccion para el Servicio Campal de las Tropas Destacadas en las Fronteras Amagadas por los Salvajes
by Benavides, Rafael
- Used
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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About This Item
Nueva York: Imprenta del Novo Mundo y la America Ilustrada, 1874. Very good.. [4],142,[1]pp., plus three plates. Small quarto. Contemporary quarter calf and purple marbled boards, spine gilt. Rubbing and wear to spine ends and corners. Minor soiling to title page, but otherwise clean and fresh internally. An introduction to the construction of military encampments and fortifications, and the conduct of army maneuvers by Rafael Benavides, the Mexican general who led the siege of Veracruz in the last days of the reign of Maximilian. Benavides' republican forces broke the loyalist resistance in 1867, but the general was wounded in the battle and was afterwards allowed a long convalescence and sabbatical by the restored government. During a span of seven years, he lived in New York, and traveled widely in the United States and Europe, and authored several military manuals, including this one. In his introduction to this text, Benavides boasts of his discussion of tribal warfare ("incursiones de los salvajes"), "cuyo carácter especial requiere la aplicación de pricipios del todo diferentes á los conocidos en la guerra ordinaria." Three plates show the proper arrangement of infantry and cavalry camps, and designs for proper trench work. A rare work, we locate copies in three U.S. institutions, at NYPL, the University of Texas, and UTSA.
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- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3939
- Title
- Tratado de Campamentos y Marchas, Seguido de Una Instruccion para el Servicio Campal de las Tropas Destacadas en las Fronteras Amagadas por los Salvajes
- Author
- Benavides, Rafael
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Imprenta del Novo Mundo y la America Ilustrada
- Place of Publication
- Nueva York
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
McBride Rare Books
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Dobbs Ferry, New York
About McBride Rare Books
We specialize in American history, focusing on unique and eclectic materials such as archives, broadsides, vernacular photography, and interesting or unusual imprints. Particular fields of interest include Western Americana and Latin America.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- New
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- Marbled boards
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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