London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. A 1954 reprint of the 1913 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition presenting Frances Calderón de la Barca's description of the political, social and economic systems of Mexico in the early 19th century. The Scottish-born author married a diplomat who was posted to Mexico. These observations were made in the form of 54 letters sent to family members and weren't originally intended for publication. With an introduction by Manuel Romero de Terreros and a preface by the noted historian William H. Prescott. Everyman's Library #664, part of the EL Travel & Topography series. --- In Everyman's Library larger format binding style 4. Full blue cloth-covered boards with spine titling and interlocked "EL" at tail of spine in gilt; orange topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy though with a few small soiled spots to cloth and evidence of sticker removal to front free endpaper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; xxviii, 542, (4, ads) pages .

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Bookseller: Bluebird Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 87654
Title: Life in Mexico (Everyman's Library #664)
Author: CALDERÓN de la Barca, Frances
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Publisher: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: London / New York
Date Published: 1954
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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...
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....
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail: The heel of the spine.