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Mulhall, M. G. & E. T.

Handbook of the River Plate; Comprising The Argentine Republic, Uruguay, and Paraguay

1885

185,18 €

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(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1885
Lieu d'édition
Buenos Ayres. M. G. & E. T. Mulhall
Auteur
Mulhall, M. G. & E. T.
Thème
Travel - South America
Langues
Anglais

Description

thick 8vo [18.5 x 13.5 cm]; x, [i, errata page], 732, 85 [ads from commercial companies, mainly Argentinean] pp, 6 folding maps (one with tear], tables, index, directories of main cities. original green cloth, gilt decoration on front cover, spine gilt title lettering, edges bit rubbed, else a near fine 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 85 pages of fascinating advertisements, some illustrated. Also, there is a directory of thousands of names and addresses for the main cities, including Buenos Aires, Rosario, the provinces, Tucuman, Montevideo. There is a short chapter on the Falkland Islands. Each of the editions of this book contains different material from previous editions.

Edizione: fifth edition.