Memoirs / Of The / Mexican Revolution: / Including / A Narrative Of The Expedition / Of / General Xavier Mina / With Some Observations / On The / Practicability Of Opening A Commerce / Between / The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, / Through the Mexican Isthmus in the Province of Oaxaca, / and the Lake of Nicaragua; / and / On the Future Importance of Such Commerce / to / the Civilized World / and More Especially to / the United States

Robinson, William Davis

Published by Lydia R. Bailey, Printer; Philadelphia; (32)+396 pp.; ; Good; 1820/1820, 1820

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_____ "Chief contemporary authority on the audacious filibustering expedition against Mexico under Mina, launched with a handful of men, through Texas in 1817." --Howes3 R-381.1. _____ ____Streeter/Tx=1080____ Raines/Tx=p.176____ Sabin=72202____The concluding chapter describes practicable routes to the Pacific Ocean. _____ The appendix details the author's claims against the government of Spain. _____ This is the original binding described in Streeter/Texas, and because of its fragile nature uncommon thus._____ Untrimmed page signatures, sewn and inserted into unprinted boards, with a title label mounted to the spine._____ . _____ This copy shows why so few have survived the tender attentions of generations of book-binders._____ The paper covering the spine is gone, though the title label remains._____ Both covers are free, as are several early leaves including the title-page._____ There is an insect bore at the spine side of the sheets ending at page 325._____ Of varying dimension, it is largest at the front, 1" tall by 1/2" wide in the introduction._____ It barely touches the spine-most letters of two lines from pages 229-255, though in no way effecting the readability._____ There is also a termite trail to the fore-edge, which is much less evident by the advantage of untrimmed pages and wide margins. _____ Housed in a custom clamshell box, with spine label. Seller Inventory # R-22462

Bibliographic Details

Title: Memoirs / Of The / Mexican Revolution: / ...

Publisher: Lydia R. Bailey, Printer; Philadelphia; (32)+396 pp.; ; Good; 1820/1820

Publication Date: 1820

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition