SOUTH AMERICAN TRAVELS.

Stephens, Henry

Verlag: NY. 1915. Knickerbocker Press., 1915

Beschreibung

large, red & gilt illustrated ( nice gilt illustration of the "Teatro Solis" in Montevideo Uruguay on cover) clothbound 8vo. no dustwrapper. vg cond. binding is tight. the inner hinges have been repaired. spine is sunfaded, frayed a little at the top & bottom. covers have a few spots & scratches (mostly the front) but the gilt illustration on the front is in good shape. cover cloth at spine gutter & front cover a bit wrinkled. corners are a little bumped & rubbed. top edge gilt & in vg cond., bright but scratched & spotted a little. foredge & bottom edge have a few smudges. contents free of all markings. first edition so stated. SIGNED AND DATED WITH AN ISCRIPTION (JAN. 25, 1915) BY THE AUTHOR on the front flyleaf. frontis. portrait of Stephens with tissue guard. xvii+705p. glossy pages throughout. approx. 150 contemporary photo. illustrations. foldout 2 color map at rear in fine cond. has a few wrinkles but not torn. world history . history of south america. geography. economics. agriculture. history of industrialism. politics. foreign policy. andean highlands. meiggs railway. cerro de pasco mining. espionage. peru. chile. uruguay. brazil. rio de janiero. paraguay. bolivia. lima, valparaiso, santiago, ascunsion, montevideo, san paolo. arequipa. political disturbances. buenos aires jockey club. aymara masquerade. blackmailers. carnival. revolutions. lottery. snake serum. rebellion of tiradentes. drinking halls. beautiful girls. breweries.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 726091

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: SOUTH AMERICAN TRAVELS.
• Verlag: NY. 1915. Knickerbocker Press.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1915
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers