LIFE IN MEXICO, DURING A RESIDENCE OF TWO YEARS IN THAT COUNTRY; by Madame C________ De La B____With a Preface by W.H. Prescott
London, England: Chapman and Hall, 1843. Leather-bound. Octavo. Smooth calf boards (8 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in.) gilt ruled border, with repeating leaf design stamped within. Four raised bands to spine (five compartments) with contrasting title label in dark red, with gilt lettering. Gilt designs to raised bands, and gilt chainlink design to spine caps. Marbled edges. Lovely marbled endpapers of Midnight blue, pale blue, with white, red and yellow veining.
Rubbing and some scuffing to extremities, particularly spine. Evidence of past rebacking.
Previous owner's name and date ( Elizabeth Gregor, 1844). Begins with Glossary of Spanish or Mexican words.book comprises fifty-four letters. [xiv], 437 pp., [3]. Very Good. Item #86425
"The present work is the result of observations made during a two-year's residence in Mexico, by a lady, whose position there made her intimately acquainted with its society, and opened to her the best sources of information...It consists of letters written to members of her own family, and, really, not intended orignally -- however incredible the assertion, -- for publication.
Price: $250.00