NOTES ON CUBA, Containing An Account Of Its Discovery And Early History; A Description Of The Face Of The Country, Its Population, Resources, And Wealth; Its Institutions, And The Manners And Customs Of Its Inhabitants With Directions To Travelers Visiting The Island By A Physician [William Peronneau Finley]

(Wurdemann, Dr. John)

Published by James Munroe and Company: Boston, 1844

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7.5 x 5", blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 359pp + errata. Covers worn/rubbed, extremities well worn, corners bumped and worn, spine tips lacking, pencil name and label of previous owner, foxed throughout, light waterstaining in the margins else good to very good condition. Previous owner's pencil name in the book is that of W.P. Finley, Charleston and the label is also W.P. Finley but Aiken, S. Carolina. William Peronneau Finley, 1803-1876, was the president of the College of Charleston from 1845-1857, moved to Aiken where he became its longtime mayor. He was also one of the signers in 1860 of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession. This book, written by Dr. George F. Wurdemann, is one of the most SCARCE books on Cuba. FIRST EDITION.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NOTES ON CUBA, Containing An Account Of Its Discovery And Early History; A Description Of The Face Of The Country, Its Population, Resources, And Wealth; Its Institutions, And The Manners And Customs Of Its Inhabitants With Directions To Travelers Visiting The Island By A Physician [William Peronneau Finley]
• Publisher: James Munroe and Company: Boston
• Publication Date: 1844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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