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Hassaurek, F.

Four Years Among Spanish-Americans

1868

101,52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1868
Lieu d'édition
New York. Hurd and Houghton
Auteur
Hassaurek, F.
Thème
Travel - South America
Langues
Anglais

Description

12mo [19 x 13 cm]; x, 401 pp, appendix. original blind-ruled cloth, gilt spine title lettering, corners lightly rubbed, endpaper darkened, signature on endpaper, else a clean fine copy, sound and solid. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author spent years in Ecuador and describes the people, nature, topography, villages, customs, ruins, etc. Welch 110. Smith H47. Griffin 5321: 'A very informative account by the United States' minister to Ecuador 1861-1865. Excellent descriptions of the land, cities, roads, social life and political condition of Ecuador in the early years of Garcia Moreno's rule'. One of the better books on Ecuador of the period. The author was an American minister. Bemelmans in his Ecuador travel book, The Donkey Inside, refers to it being given to him, for which he was very grateful.
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