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This copy of Mexico by Frederick Palmer, is a complete 1914 stand-alone article disbound from a larger collection of disparate subject matters. It was published by the Mentor Association Department of Travel as "The Mentor", Volume 2, No. 2, Serial No. 54. Palmer was an American author and journalist, known for his reports as a foreign correspondent. He covered the Greco-Turkish War, the northwestern Canadian gold rush, the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, the Balkan War, and finally, at the request of General John Pershing, he fronted for the American Expeditionary Force in Mexico. Palmer was the author of at least 31 books. This disbound monograph consists of 24 pages, including those that make up the sepia gravures (with text on the reverse sides); it has 22 vignette black-and-white photographs through the text. Included with the monograph is a brief list for further reading. At the end of the article are 6 handsome sepia gravure plates printed on a stiff card stock. There are explanatory texts for each picture. Through the text, black and white illustrations present other well-known views of Mexico. The six gravures depict The Cathedral, the National Palace, Popocatepetl, Chapultepec, the Falls of Juanacatlan, an Interior of a Mexican Home. ****************************************** SERIES : Mentor Magazine Department of Travel, Serial No. 54 / TITLE : Mexico / AUTHOR : Frederick Palmer (1873 - 1958) / IMPRINT : Mentor Association / PLACE : No place given [but New York] / DATE : (1914) / EDITION : Not stated / STATUS : OP / DETAILS : Contains 22 monochrome photographs interspersed through the article; a brief list of supplementary reading is supplied; contains 6 sepia gravure plates (printed on thicker card stock), with accompanying explanatory text; 24 pages; 6 3/4" x 9 1/4"; complete, disbound, stand-alone monograph. / CONDITION . VERY GOOD …This is a previously owned item which remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :: The leaves are still attached by the remains of the binding materials. The item is crisp and clean. Seller Inventory # 2435
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