CONDITION REPORT: 471 pages, in fair to worn condition; complete text pages albeit with foxing, small tears on some pages, scuffed edges, some pages are uncut due to traditional printing methods, loose binding, bisected spine (book has been split into two), front and back covers are slightly damaged

Provenance: The book is an important collection of discourses on politics, governance, and elections in the Spanish Antilles (Spanish colonies in the Caribbean) delivered by Don Rafael Maria de Labra during his tenure as member of the Congreso de los Diputados de España. The author is an important figure in Spanish politics during the second half of the 19th century and as a Republican politician, he advocates for policy reforms especially those concerning the autonomous status of colonies overseas (particularly Cuba), conduct of elections, and modern style of governance. The ultimate goal of the collection is to elucidate the author’s position that he “will not abandon the libertarian cause of overseas colonies (la causa de libertad de la ultramarina). (Lars Raymund C. Ubaldo, Ph.D.)
It is dedicated to the lawyer Manuel Regidor y Jurado, brother-in-law of Pedro Paterno.