[2], 153 pp. With lithographed title-page & 38 lithographed plates, at least 1 with hand-tinting. 43.2x31.5 cm. (17x11½"), original leather-backed red boards, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Striking series of lithographs depicting martyrs of the Mexican nation, both religious and political, the title Libro Rojo (or Red Book), signifying the bloodshed throughout Mexican history. Depicted here are Moctezuma II, Cuauhtemoc, Martin Cortez, Pedro de Alvarado, la familia Carabajal, la familia Dongo, Hidalgo, Allende, Morelos, Guerrero, Los Marires de Tacubaya and Maximilian. The large lithographs are after drawings by Primitivo Miranda lithographed are by Hernadez and Iriarte, the whole printed by Diaz de Leon y White. The plate titled "La Peste (1577)" is partially colored and depicts a country village in Mexico affected by the plague. Riva Palacio and Payno sought to immortalize those who had sacrificed their lives for the Mexican nation. Quite scarce, especially complete, as this copy is. The last copy to sell at auction, as recorded in American Book Prices Current, was in 1988.