Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company, 1890, First edition in English, translated from Spanish by L. de T. with his introduction, additions & extensions. . original pictorial cloth, with colored picture of Costa Rican flag on cover, gilt title lettering, spine a bit faded but lettering clear, light shelf wear, clean and unmarked, very good overall, original floral endpapers. . 8vo [20 x 14 cm]; 292, [iv] pp, frontis portrait of CR president, other portrait plates, many plates of views, etc, 2 folding colored maps, all 16 plates are present, tables. . Covering all aspects of the country, from agriculture to geography, manufactures, government, art, economy, people, nature, army plant life, etc. The statistical tables are quite detailed and provide hard-to-find information, eg, number of foreigners in CR by country, occupations by number, types of wood used in cabinets, workshops and factories by location and type, government spending breakouts, governors since 1540, climate, etc. Grieb 130. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

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Bookseller: Horizon Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: J13772
Title: The Republic of Costa Rica
Author: CALVO, Joaquin Bernardo;
Format/Binding: Original pictorial cloth, with colored picture of Costa Rican flag on cover, gilt title lettering, spine a bit faded but letteri
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company, 1890, First edition in English, translated from Spanish by L. de T. with his
Size: 8vo [20 x 14 cm]; 292, [iv] pp,
Bookseller catalogs: Travel - Central America & West Indies;

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