Sierra, Justo (Director).
Mexico, Its Social Evolution. Monumental Inventory that Summarizes in Masterly Works the Great Progress of the Nation in the 19th Century.
Mexico: J. Ballescá and Company, Successor, Editor, 1900 - 1901. 416 + III p.; 417 - 778 p. + 1 h.; 440 p. Volumes I (in two volumes) and II. Synthesis of the Political History, of the Administrative and Military Organization and of the Economic State of the Mexican Federation; of its Advances in the Intellectual Order; of its Territorial Structure and the Development of its Population, and of the National and International Means of Communication; of its Conquests in the Industrial, Agricultural, Mining, and Commercial Fields, etc. Work written by Mr. Agustín Aragón, Mr. Gilberto Crespo y Martínez, Mr. Ezequiel A. Chávez, Mr. Miguel S. Macedo, Mr. Pablo Macedo, Mr. Emilio Pardo Jr., Mr. Porfirio Parra, Mr. Genaro Raigosa, Mr. Bernardo Reyes, Mr. Manuel Sánchez Mármol, Mr. Justo Sierra, Mr. Eduardo Zárate, Mr. Jorge Vera and Mr. Julio Zarate.
Splendid edition, profusely illustrated by renowned artists. Volume I - Volume 1: Part One: The Territory of Mexico and its Inhabitants. Part Two: Political History (from the Conquest to the Reform). Part Three: Political Institutions. The States of the Mexican Federation. Foreign Relations. Part Four: The National Army. 27 plates. Covers affected by humidity; spine, cap, foot and tips damaged. Volume I - Volume 2: Part Five: Science in Mexico. The Wise Men. Elements of Scientific Work, etc. Part Six: National Education. Part Seven: The National Letters. Part Eight: The Municipality. Penal Establishments. Public Assistance. Part Nine: Legal Evolution.
Volume II: Part One: Agricultural Evolution. Part Two: Mining Evolution. Part Three: Industrial Evolution. Part Four: Commercial Evolution. Part Five: Communications and Public Works. Part Six: Public Finance. Part Seven: Political History. Includes a double-page "Carta de los Ferrocarriles de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos" and a folded "Carta General de la República Mexicana".
Bound in hardcover, leather spine. Pieces: 3.
Palau: 312636.