Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico; Containing Remarks on the Present State of New Spain, its Natural Productions, State of Society, Manufactures, Trade, Agriculture, and Antiquities, &c.
London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. 22 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. xii 532pp. Illustrated with fold-out frontispiece plate, 15 interior plates of which 4 are hand colored, and a large fold-out map: "Ancient Mexico from the original map made from the order of Cortez for Montezuma", fold-out geographical table. showing distances. Bond in 3/4 leather, blue marble boards, leather spine label. Foxing to preliminaries. The front hinge is very weak and the front cover is nearly detached. Binding scuffed and worn. Fair-good. Item #70291
"This author was the first English traveller in Mexico since Father Gage, in 1640." Sabin c. 9140.
Price: $600.00