Handbook of the River Plate Republics; comprising Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Argentine Republic and the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay

1875

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Year of publication

1875

Place of printing

London, Buenos Ayres. Edward Stanford; M. G. & E. T. Mulhall

Author

Mulhall, M. G. & E. T.

Edition

First edition with this title but originally published in 1869

Keyword

Travel - South America

Languages

English

First edition

Yes

Description

thick 8vo [19.5 x 14 cm]; vii, 432, [i, ad of author's other book], 46 [ads] pp, 3 maps and plans of which 2 are folding, including folding of Montevideo, plan of Buenos Aires, railway map, tables. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, expertly rebacked preserving original cloth spine and boards, new endpapers, lightly rubbed, very good+ sound and tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. 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. It was a useful handbook for anyone doing business in the region, containing financial, business and much other information, including statistics. It includes 46 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.