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Mulhall, M. G. & E. T.

Handbook of the River Plate; Comprising The Argentine Republic, Uruguay, and Paraguay, with a railway map

1892

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Year of publication
1892
Place of printing
Buenos Ayres. M. G. & E. T. Mulhall
Author
Mulhall, M. G. & E. T.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English

Description

8vo [ 18.5 x 13 cm]; [iv], 686, 80 [ads, with illustrations and index] pp, double-page railway map, plan of Buenos Aires, tables, index. original red cloth with gilt cover emblem, gilt spine title lettering, nicely rebacked preserving the spine and boards, endpaper worn & with name, lightly foxed at outer edge of text block, paper of ads is lightly aged, very good, clean copy. A picture of Welch 11. Naylor 138. Sabin 51268. This is regarded as the first book published in English in South America, greatly expanded from the first edition of 1869 and brought up to date. It was a useful handbook for anyone doing business in the region, containing financial, business and much other information, including statistics. It includes 80 pages of fascinating advertisements, some illustrated. There is a short chapter on the Falkland Islands. Each of the editions of this book contains different material from previous editions. This is the first edition with the railway map.

Edizione: sixth edition.