Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country

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First edition. Preface by W. H. Prescott. Large octavo publisher's black ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Short splits at the spine joints; front inner hinge cracked but sound. Light foxing to preliminaries, but contents clean. The author was the wife of the Spanish Minister to the United States, who was sent on a special mission to Mexico after that country's independence. Written as a series of letters, it describes the politics, prominent people, society and topography of the time. "One of the classic writings of nineteenth-century travel due to her position, was able to become intimately acquainted with Mexican society and had access to any information she sought. This is probably the most important record of the social life of the country at that time." Hill p 43. A very good copy, scarce in the original cloth. Sabin 9889. N° de ref. del artículo 4309

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