Guia General Descriptiva De La Republica Mexicna; Historia, Geografia, Estadistica,..con Triple Directorio, Del Comercio y Ls Industria, Autoridades, Oficinas Pubicas, Abagados, Medicos, Hacendados, Correos, Telegrafos Y7 Ferrocarriles
by Domenech, J. Figueroa
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Mexico: Barcelona (Espana), 1899. First Edition. Thick Quarto. 776 pages, xlvi, indice general. 3 large colored folding maps with the one on the details of downtown Mexico City especially brilliant, each have tape repairs but none of the original is missing. Volume I dealing with Mexico City in the period where the technology and innovation exploded at the height of the Porfiriato era. After the first 79 pages of the political history, there is an important section on the intellectual history showings its arts, museums, printing and the university. Hundreds of black and white photos of businesses and factories, hospitals, railways, trains. A very handsome copy bound in red cloth lettered and decorated in black and gilt, spine lettering in gilt and decorated in black [Palau 91496].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027990
- Title
- Guia General Descriptiva De La Republica Mexicna; Historia, Geografia, Estadistica,..con Triple Directorio, Del Comercio y Ls Industria, Autoridades, Oficinas Pubicas, Abagados, Medicos, Hacendados, Correos, Telegrafos Y7 Ferrocarriles
- Author
- Domenech, J. Figueroa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Barcelona (Espana)
- Place of Publication
- Mexico
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Mexico City, History, Maps, Busineses;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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