Handbook of the River Plate Republics; comprising Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Argentine Republic and the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay

MULHALL, M. G. & E. T.;

Published by . London, Buenos Ayres, Edward Stanford; M. G. & E. T. Mulhall, 1875, First edition with this title but originally published in 1869 with another title.

About this Item

thick 8vo [19.5 x 14 cm]; vii, 432, [i, ad of author's other book], 46 [ads] pp, 3 maps and plans of which 2 are folding, including folding of Montevideo, plan of Buenos Aires, railway map, tables. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, expertly rebacked preserving original cloth spine and boards, new endpapers, lightly rubbed, very good+ sound and tight copy. 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 46 pages of fascinating advertisements, some illustrated. There is a short chapter on the Falkland Islands. Each of the editions of this book contains different material from previous editions. A picture of this book is available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of the River Plate Republics; comprising Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Argentine Republic and the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay
• Publisher: . London, Buenos Ayres, Edward Stanford; M. G. & E. T. Mulhall, 1875, First edition with this title but originally published in 1869 with another title.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - South America