Mexico Mexican Republic Texas 1849 rare book Laws Land Water Mariano Galvan

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[Laws ordinances relating to land and water, measurement of water in Mexican Republic, Texas].

Ordenanzas de Tierras y Aguas, by Mariano Galvan Rivera.
3rd Edition, Published 1849 Mexico.
184 pages. 18 text illustration diagrams, 2 lithographed plates.

Lovely period Mexican full leather binding, spine attractively gilt stamped and lettered.

Sound, well preserved, attractive mid-19th century book, of historical note for the location of the imprint and binding, published a year after the signing of the Guadaloupe Hidalgo Treaty ended the Mexican-American War. Mention of laws in Texas pp. 49-52.

Book measures: 8" H X 5 1/4" W.

[V1695].