THE GREAT SOUTH LAND: THE RIVER PLATE AND SOUTHERN BRAZIL OF TO-DAY

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First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. No inscriptions. Fore-edge and bottom edge of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut, as called for). Foxing to edges of text-block. Very light sporadic foxing to margins of pages. Most pages clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. ***In a very good plain grey and black printed original rare 1919 dustwrapper, showing the original publisher's price on the spine of 15s net. Inside front jacket flap shows reviews of new books published by the publisher in Autumn 1919. Edges of dustwrapper very slightly creased and rubbed. A couple of tiny tears to top edge of dustwrappers. Very small closed tear to bottom edge of spine of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper clean. ***230 mm x156 mm. 314 pages including index to the rear. Contents: Part I: Ch I. Introductory: Historical progress of the Republics of the Rio de la Plata; Some brief historical facts concerning Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay; Relations between the River Plate Republics and Brazil etc. etc; Ch II. Buenos Aires of Yesterday and To-day; Ch III. The Argentine Capital in the War Time; Ch IV. Cosmopolitan Influence; Ch V. Some Topical Episodes; Ch VI. The Work of the British in Argentina; Ch. VII. Argentina's Political Prospects; Ch VIII. Internal and External Affairs; Ch IX. Rio and its Surroundings - I; Ch X. Rio and its Surroundings - II; Ch XI. British and Americans in South America; Ch XII. The Press of the Eastern Republics. ***Part II: Some Industrial Points: Ch XIII. Argentina; Ch XIV. Uruguay; Ch XV. Southern Brazil; Ch XVI. The Present Situation of the Argentine Railways; Ch XVII. Some Reflections on British Trade with South America. ***Everyone is familiar with the story of the ugly duckling which turned out a swan. One is tempted to use the simile with regard to the Republics of the Rio de la Plata. But it would not apply entirely. The cygnet made an unbroken progress towards its full swan beauty. The River Plate Republics have attained to their present condition by a far more mottled growth. Sometimes just when their political and commercial feathers seemed about to shine in a brilliant zenith the countries that bore them have taken to a fit of moulting, and have brooded, bald and bare, for a period of seeming hopelessness. ***But in the end the process in the case of the Republics has produced results that were at all events similar up to a certain point to the intervals of depression that have tended steadily to become more fleeting and to occur at longer intervals. Moreover, the ratio of progress has increased in a manner that has even now become clear to the majority of those who live outside their interesting frontiers.' (Quote from Ch. I). ***'This book presents a realistic picture of the River Plate and Souther Brazil as they are to-day. The author, who has just returned from an extended visit to these republics, is able to speak with authority of the changes that have taken place during the war, and of the rich potentiality which these undeveloped fields offer to British enterprise.' ***The Yorkshire Post: 'Mr. Koebel is so well known as a writer on the South American states that a new book of his will be welcomed by those who seek guidance as to the opportunities in this part of the world for trade after the war.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***William Henry Koebel (1872 - 1923) was an English author and businessman. He is still read today by academics interested in his books on trade and travel within Portugal and Madeira, the Caribbean, Central America and South America. ***First impression of the true first edition - extremely rare to find complete in its original 1919 dustwrapper, especially in such nice condition. ***Of interest to academics and collectors of South American travel and economics titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging. N° de ref. del artículo 6521x

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