GUIDE FOR TOURISTS AND STRANGERS IN MEXICO. COMPLIMENTS OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.CITY OF MEXICO [wrapper title]
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Published by "Gante Press," Calle de Gante No. 5, Mexico City, 1894
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34pp. plus twenty photographic plates interspersed throughout. Printed slip laid in. Original printed orange wrappers. Mild discoloration, minor edge wear to wrappers, ink stamp of "E.P. Gaston General Secretary" on front wrapper. Bottom corner of first text leaf a bit chipped, very occasional foxing. Very good. A rare Mexico travel guide published in English by the Mexico City chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in the last decade of the 19th century. The text includes information on the history of Mexico City, hotels, interesting sights around Mexico, railways, streetcars, useful Spanish words and phrases, and more information helpful to the sightseer. Quite a bit of the text is comprised of information on various railroads, and the numerous photographic plates were all taken from train cars. These photographs feature locations such as the Antigua River, the bridge over the Atoyac River, Metlac Bridge, Infiernillo Canyon, the Queretaro Aqueduct, the Falls of Juanacatlan, Choy Bridge and Choy Cave, the Laja Valley, the Cathedral at Morella, an island on Lake Patzcuaro, Monterey with Saddle Mountain in the background, and numerous views of the countryside or "near" notable sights. The handful of advertisements tout the American Restaurant, the Union Evangelical Church, the Presbyterian Mission, and Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. There are two advertisements for W.G. Walz Co. of Mexico City, purveyors of "Mexican and Indian Curiosities" and rare books gathered from "libraries of extinct Convents and Monasteries in Mexico and from other sources." The Mexico City YMCA promoted itself as a gathering spot for English- speaking tourists. OCLC records just four copies of the work, at Yale, the University of New Mexico, Vanderbilt, and the University of Texas at Austin. A delightful and informative guide for visitors to Mexico in 1894. OCLC 20681299. Seller Inventory # WRCAM56951
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Title: GUIDE FOR TOURISTS AND STRANGERS IN MEXICO. ...
Publisher: "Gante Press," Calle de Gante No. 5, Mexico City
Publication Date: 1894
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GUIDE FOR TOURISTS AND STRANGERS IN MEXICO. COMPLIMENTS OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.CITY OF MEXICO [wrapper title].
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Mexico City: "Gante Press," Calle de Gante No. 5, 1894., 1894
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
34pp. plus twenty photographic plates interspersed throughout. Printed slip laid in. Original printed orange wrappers. Mild discoloration, minor edge wear to wrappers, ink stamp of "E.P. Gaston General Secretary" on front wrapper. Bottom corner of first text leaf a bit chipped, very occasional foxing. Very good. A rare Mexico travel guide published in English by the Mexico City chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in the last decade of the 19th century. The text includes information on the history of Mexico City, hotels, interesting sights around Mexico, railways, streetcars, useful Spanish words and phrases, and more information helpful to the sightseer. Quite a bit of the text is comprised of information on various railroads, and the numerous photographic plates were all taken from train cars. These photographs feature locations such as the Antigua River, the bridge over the Atoyac River, Metlac Bridge, Infiernillo Canyon, the Queretaro Aqueduct, the Falls of Juanacatlan, Choy Bridge and Choy Cave, the Laja Valley, the Cathedral at Morella, an island on Lake Patzcuaro, Monterey with Saddle Mountain in the background, and numerous views of the countryside or "near" notable sights. The handful of advertisements tout the American Restaurant, the Union Evangelical Church, the Presbyterian Mission, and Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. There are two advertisements for W.G. Walz Co. of Mexico City, purveyors of "Mexican and Indian Curiosities" and rare books gathered from "libraries of extinct Convents and Monasteries in Mexico and from other sources." The Mexico City YMCA promoted itself as a gathering spot for English-speaking tourists. OCLC records just four copies of the work, at Yale, the University of New Mexico, Vanderbilt, and the University of Texas at Austin. A delightful and informative guide for visitors to Mexico in 1894. OCLC 20681299. Seller Inventory # 56951
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