Lot 355
  • 355

Tempsky, Gustav Ferdinand von

Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description

  • Mitla. A Narrative of Incidents and Personal Adventures on a Journey in Mexico, Guatemala, and Salvador in the Years 1853 to 1855. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858
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FIRST EDITION, 8vo (215 x 133mm.), half-title, 5 chromolithographed plates (one folding), 9 engraved plates, folding map hand-coloured in outline, contemporary brown polished calf gilt by Bickers & Son of London, minor spotting

Provenance

John Carey Forster, gift inscription dated 1865

Literature

Abbey, Travel 665

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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