Evans col s albert (8 Ergebnisse)
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a travelogue by Col. Albert S. Evans describing his journey through Mexico in the late 1860s. Evans was part of a group of American dignitaries invited by the Mexican government to celebrate the opening of a new railroad connecting Mexico City with the port of Veracruz. Evans takes th…e reader on a tour of Mexico's tropical regions, describing the natural beauty, the people, and the customs he encounters along the way.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Columbian Book Company, Hartford, Conn, 1870
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. The scarce first edition of American explorer Albert S. Evans's account of his travel to Mexico. The scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates, alongside numerous further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Evans provides an account of his 1869-…1870 trip through Mexico, describing the landscape, people and local customs of Mexico so as to present a fascinating view of nineteenth-century Mexico through the eyes of an American.With two pages of advertisements to the rear.Evans worked as a journalist for many years, and served on the staff of the Governor of California during the Civil War. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Significant fading to cloth of back strip, and head of rear board. Bumping to spine head and tail. Losses of cloth at back strip head and tail, and tail of rear joint. Tail of front joint starting, with board tenderly held. Rear hinge strained, and somewhat tender. Internally, firmly bound. Significant handling marks to first few leaves, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Columbian Book Company, Hartford Conneticut, 1870
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo. Re-cased in quarter bound custom tan-leather spine over marbled boards, 518p, [4] ads. Eight plates including frontispiece, as well as numerous illustrations in-text. Light foxing, o/w a fine copy in new attractive binding.Albert S. Evans was an American journalist and trav…el writer. Our Sister Republic is his first travelogue. The second, A La California: Sketches of the Golden State (1873) was published posthumously after his death in 1872. "In a land where nature has lavished all her wealth with tropical prodigality, where the scenery is grand and beautiful beyond description, and every step is over historic ground, and amid scenes around which romance of centuries has accumulated, I could not fail to see much to interest the reader and make the story of such a journey worthy of perusal.". Fay & Cox (illustrator).
Verlag: Columbian Book Company, Hartford, Conn, 1870
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In den WarenkorbFirst edition. First edition. Illustrated. 518 pp + [4] pp. of advertisements. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes an introductory letter from William H. Seward, with whom he travelled. Reading, in part: "I have practiced in regard to Mexico, since my return to the United States, the same delicacy which I expect a friend whom I have been ente…rtaining to practice when he has left my house. For this reason I cannot sanction either your observations or your deductions. I am at liberty, however, to say that your details of our travels are full and accurate; your account of the resources and capacities of the country is not exaggerated; your pictures of Mexican society with be thought by the public too highly colored: I think that your error lies on the other side." A fascinating view of nineenth-century Mexico through the eyes of an American. Palau: 84809 Original cloth. With the stamp of Historian and Harvard Librarian Justin Winsor on title page. Bookplate of James Torr Harmer. About fine, with minor wear at top of spine and some fading to the gilt on spine Illustrated. 518 pp + [4] pp. of advertisements. 1 vols. 8vo.
