Noticias para Formar la Historia y la Estadistica del Obispado de Michoacan presentadas a la Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica en 1860 by Romero, Jose Guadalupe - 1862

Mexico City: Vicente Garcia Torres, 1862. First edition. Small folio, pp 255, [1]. Illustratede with 6 lithographed portrait plates and 2 engraved folding maps (one with hand-colored outlines titled "Plano del Estado de Michoacan 1836" and containing much of northern Mexico to the Rio Grande River, 43.6 x 57.9cm; the other, somewhat smaller, of the state of Guanajuato.). The bishopric of Michoacan comprised the states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi , Zacatecas and Michoacan. Romero (1814 - 66) was a prominent clergyman in the diocese, a native of Guanajuato. The book is a blend of history , goegraphy and statistics. Mathes (Mexico on Stone, p 30) mentions the lithographic work as "notable," the work of Hesiquio Iriarte and Hipolito Salazar, two of the most prominent lithographers of the Golden Age of Mexican lithography. Bound in contemporary, ie 19th century, marbled boards with a leather spine, gilt title and florets. Some wear to covers. Ex-Sutro library copy, with library sticker on front pastedown, but no other marks. Very good copy.