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Heald, Jean Sadler

Picturesque Panama; the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal

1928

35.72 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1928
Place of printing
Chicago. Curt Teich & Company
Author
Heald, Jean Sadler
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 126 pp, frontis, 110 illustrations from photos, including full-page, large folding map at end, showing canal in some detail with inset. original pictorial cloth with mounted plate on front cover, gilt title lettering, edge rubbed, light and small stain on front cover, very good, interior is quite clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, having spent over ten years in Panama, provides a good description of the country, its people, buildings, history, culture, as well as information on the canal. She provides some information for tourists including shops, and lists one bank (compared to the hundreds that exist there now).