[Rarebooks] FS: Poinsett's "Notes on Mexico" w/scarce lg. folding map. Philadelphia: 1824

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(MEXICO) [Poinsett, Joel Roberts]. NOTES ON MEXICO, Made in the Autumn of 1822. Accompanied by an Historical Sketch of the Revolution... With a Map, By a Citizen of the United States. Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and L. Lea. 1824. 8vo. vi,(2),359,(1)pp. Index. With the very scarce large folding map, with a tear repaired with archival tape. Later 19th century black calf, gilt, over marbled boards. Hinges rubbed, front hinge starting, but is holding soundly.    $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
Poinsett (1779-1851) was the first U. S. Minister to Mexico; the Mexican plant the poinsettia was named after him.

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