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First edition, 2 vols, 8vo (23 x 13.5cm.), xx, 592pp.; viii, 730pp., 2 large folding engraved maps, 13 aquatint or lithographed plates [most folding, 1 hand-coloured], contemporary black half morocco, full gilt spines, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, maps somewhat offset and with short tear, a fine set with good margins. A 'vivid and acutely observed account of the country' (ODNB). Ward (1797-1860) entered the diplomatic service in 1816 as attaché in Sweden. Transferred to The Hague in 1818 and to Spain in 1819, he was joint commissioner in Mexico, 1823 4, and chargé d'affairs, 1825 7. Abbey (Travel), 668; Hill (2004), 1826; Sabin 101302.
Published by London: Henry Colburn, 1828., 1828
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xix, [1], 591, [1]; viii, 730. with half-titles. 2 folding engraved maps, 10 aquatints (1 hand-coloured, 4 double-page, 1 double-page & folding), 3 lithographed plates (1 folding), & 5 wood-engravings in the text. contemporary calf, gilt arms on covers, rebacked preserving spine labels (corners worn, some foxing to plates & adjacent leaves, calf at head of one spine wrinkled). First Edition. A first-hand account of political and social conditions in Mexico following the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. The author was British Chargé d Affaires there from 1825 to 1827. His account contains considerable detail respecting mining operations in the country. The handsome aquatints and lithographs are after drawings by Mrs. Ward. Included in the appendix is a brief account of Texas by General Wavel, which Streeter notes is still one of the few reliable descriptions available from the 1820 s. Abbey, Travel, 665. Hill p. 319. Sabin 101302. Streeter, Texas, 1104A.