Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, Consisting of Twenty Four Views Accompanied with Descriptions of the Scenery and of the Costumes, Manners, etc of the Inhabitants of Those Cities and Their Environs by E.E. Vidal - 1943

1943. Buenos Aires, Viau (1943). 28,5 : 22,5 cm. Cartoné original ilustrado. XXVIII, 115 páginas 24 láminas en color, en parte plegadas - 30 paginas. Cartoné original ilustrado. Ejemplar numerado de una tirado limitada. Hecho despues de la edición original, Londres, Ackermann, 1820. Bellas impressiones de las dos cuidades. - Con el supplemento con las explicaciónes de las láminas. - Con el supplemento raro.

1943. Buenos Aires, Viau (1943). 28,5 : 22,5 cm. XXVIII, 115 páginas 24 láminas en color, en parte plegadas. Cartoné original ilustrado. Ejemplar numerado de una tirado limitada. Hecho despues de la edición original, Londres, Ackermann, 1820. Bellas impressiones de las dos cuidades. - El pintor y acuarelista inglés, Emeric Essex Vidal, viajó por Argentina y Uruguay plasmando escenas de la ciudad y el campo. Sirvió en la Armada Británica, lo que le permitió viajar extensamente por América Latina. Esta obra viene a ser su diario personal de viaje, en el que recoge, a través de las 24 ilustraciones pintorescas, muchas escenas de Buenos Aires y las Pampas circundantes, con comentarios sobre la raza, la forma de vida y la economía, junto con la esclavitud y la industria productiva. Relata también detalladamente los recursos naturales, con especial atención al ganado. Ofrece una visión positiva de la jerarquía racial y sostiene que la jerarquía es buena y los de abajo la apoyan. Vidal… Read More

1943. No.1987 of a limited edition. London, R.Ackermann, 1943. Quarto. XXVIII, 115 pages with 24 plates in colour (several of the folding out). Hardcover / De Luxe Edition of this Reprint in quarter leather with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Personalized gift-copy, signed by former co-workers of the recipient. This stunning publication shows the following colour-illustrations: 1. Fold-out-Illustration: Monte Video - Frome the Anchorage outside the Harbour & Buenos Ayres from the Bank between the Outer and Inner Roads 2. Landing Place

London: Ackermann, 1820. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo. Bound in three quarters red morocco and cloth sides, a.e.g. by Truslove & Hanson, Sloane St.. Fine. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo.

London: Published by R. Ackermann, 1820.. xxviii,115pp. plus twenty-four colored aquatints (including one double-sheet and three folding). Large quarto. Antique-style blue morocco, boards tooled in gilt and blind, spine gilt with raised bands, a.e.g. Minor staining in lower margin and tape repair to verso of one folding plate. Occasional marginal thumbsoiling, minor offsetting, but on the whole quite clean internally. A very good copy, handsomely bound. A superbly illustrated work about the people and places of Buenos Aires and Monte Video, with striking colored aquatints by the prominent engraver and publisher, R. Ackermann, making this one of the premier South American view books. Some of the scenes, people, and places depicted are: "Monte Video," "Church of San Domingo," "Beggar on Horseback," "Pampa Indians," "General View of Buenos Ayres, from the Plaza de Toros," "Balling Ostriches," "Guachos [sic] (Rustics) of Tucuman," and "A Horse Race." Also depicted are representative inhabitants of the… Read More