The Republic of Costa Rica Translated from the Spanish and Edited by L de T with Introduction, Additions, and Extensions, by the Editor
Published by Rand McNally, Chicago & New York, 1890
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used




Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United KingdomWorlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB)
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First Edition in English; post 8vo; pp 292, (4); two folding colour maps (one in front, t'other in the back); photographic portrait frontispiece (of President Don Bernardo Soto) and 14 plates; from the library of The Costa Rica Railway Company Ltd, London, with the company's purple circular stamp to pastedowns, preliminary pages and verso of the frontis. (maps and plates free of stamps); slight shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and tips of the corners rubbed; gilt titles on spine faded. The book is divided into three sections; the first deals with commerce and way of life, the second history and political system, while the third looks at customs and traditions. Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA. Translated from the Spanish and Edited by L. de T. Rand, McNally. New York, 1890.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Republic of Costa Rica Translated from the Spanish and Edited by L de T with Introduction, Additions, and Extensions, by the Editor
- Author
- CALVO, Joaquin Bernardo
- Publisher
- Rand McNally, Chicago & New York
- Publication year
- 1890
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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