[Rarebooks] Gilliam's "Travels Over... Mexico..." in 1843 and 44. w/3 maps, & 9 engravings. Phila.: 1846

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Gilliam, Albert M. TRAVELS OVER THE TABLE LANDS AND CORDILLERAS OF MEXICO. DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 44; Including a Description of California, the Principal Cities and Mining Districts of That Republic, and the Biographies of Iturbide and Santa Anna. With Maps and Plates. Philadelphia: John W. Moore. 1846. First edition. 8vo. 455,(1)pp. Plus viii pp. publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 2 large folding maps (1 of Oregon, Upper & Lower California and British North America; and 1 of Mexico, Including Texas and part of the United States), and a smaller folding map of the Valley of Mexico City. Also illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of Santa Anna, a portrait of Iturbide, and 7 other engraved views. Orig. blind & gilt stamped green cloth. Small oval bookplate on front pastedown. A very nice copy, housed in a custom made cloth slipcase.    $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
Howes: The Final Edition. G179. Albert M. Gilliam had been the U. S. Consul to California.

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