A White Umbrella in Mexico
by SMITH, F. Hopkinson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 18cm, viii,227p., with 36 sketch illustrations, quarter white cloth backed grey paper over boards, gilt spine and cover titles, t.e.g., spine slight dust worn, a very good sound copy (gar). ~ Cole p112. An American traveler in Mexico in 1887 to 1888, a period of prosperity between turbulent civil wars. A delightful anecdotal travelogue particularly capturing the picturesque aspects of Mexico. Illustrated by the Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33973
- Title
- A White Umbrella in Mexico
- Author
- SMITH, F. Hopkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1896
- Keywords
- AMERICAN TRAVEL TRAVELOGUE NINETEENTH CENTURY MEXICO
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....