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£350.00

Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna (1831-1886)

El Ostracismo de los Carreras. Los Jenerales Jose Miguel I Juan Jose I el Coronel Luis Carrera.  Episodios de la Independencia de Sud-America

Santiago: Imprenta del Ferrocarril, Calle de los Teatinos, num,34.  Octubre 1857

First edition, 8vo (225mm x 145mm), period quarter calf, 13 plates.

One of the first books by Chilean historian Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna, written in 1857, narrates the adventures of the Carrera brothers from their exile during the Reconquista to the death of the last of them, José Miguel. The book’s genesis lies in the historian’s research on his grandfather, General Juan Mackenna, who was killed in a duel by one of the Carrera brothers. Vicuña Mackenna’s work is based entirely on documents and interviews recovered by the author, making it a valuable work for historical research on the period.

Condition:  Rubbed  extremities, worn corners, light spotting, occasional foxing. Good.