Manuscript Catalog of a Military Officer's Library
Catálogo general de la biblioteca del Capitán 1° de Ings. Julián Pacheco 1898
Notes: A manuscript catalog of a career Mexican military officer's library, totalling more than about 650 works in 600 volumes, numbered and organized by subject. The list includes the title, author, and in some cases observations on each book, along with their series and identification numbers. Not surprisingly, the largest section of the library was devoted to books on military subjects (more than 230) and engineering (66). Among the literary titles were many works by Victor Hugo and Emile Zola.
The catalog is handwritten in a 6 by 3-1/2 inch (oblong) lined notebook. The pages are gridded horizontally, with ten volumes listed per page spread.
Edition + Condition: The leather covers are partially detached from the page block, else very good.
Publication: [Mexico]: 1898.
Item No: #362642
Price: $500