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(PERU.) Constitucion politica de la monarquía Española, promulgada en Cádiz a 19 de Marzo de 1812.
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Description: (PERU.) Constitucion politica de la monarquía Española, promulgada en Cádiz a 19 de Marzo de 1812. [2 of 4], 52, [8] pages. Folio, modern vellum; second leaf (viceroy's printing order) present in facsimile only, marginal repairs to title page and page 1, final leaf defective and restored with several words in facsimile; signature of the viceroy's secretary Toribio de Acebal on final leaf, early ownership signature on title page, modern private library label on rear pastedown. In modern ¼ morocco slipcase. - Lima: Imprenta de los Huerfanos, [1812]
Footnote: The Lima edition of the important but short-lived Constitution of Cádiz-- Spain's first constitution and an influence on other liberal constitutions on both sides of the Atlantic. Medina, Lima 2738.