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FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 3 parts in 1 volume: [2], XIII, [1] 308; [2] 187, [1]; [2], 39, [1], 309-15, [1], [4] pp., titles within elaborate fretwork borders, tail-piece at end of text in first vol., some typographical ornaments throughout. First vol. includes several tables showing the Indian Toltec calendar (pp. 193-211). The "Suplemento" has caption title and imprint only at colophon. The editor's dedication leaf introducing the supplement is printed on recto as follows: "para inmortalizar el valor heroico de los indios cascanes por causa de su libertad de la tirania española, dedica estamemoria al honorable congreso de Xalisco Carlos Maria de Bustamante. Año de 1827." Index for first vol. (pp. 309- 15) bound at end. Early C20th bookseller's label glued to upper pastedown (Luis Bardon, Madrid). Slightly later quarter gilt-tooled leather and marbled paper over boards, gilt title to spine. An excellent, wide-margined copy, very clean and crisp, of this scarce work, today virtually unobtainable on the… Read More

"CLASSIC BOOK ON MEXICO - THE RARITY OF ACCOUNTS OF TEXAS IN THE 1820'S MAKES ITS INCLUSION WORTH WHILE" (STREETER, TEXAS, 110)Second and best edition. 8vo, 2 vols: xxiv, 525, [1], and 2 pages of publisher's ads; with large fold-out frontispiece, 4 leaves of full-page plates, one of which being fold-out, and large final folding map; vii, [1], 643, [1], and 4 pages of ads; with 4 large foldout plates including frontispiece, 4 leaves of full-page plates, one of which coloured, 4 woodcuts in the text, and large final folding map. Occasional uncut gatherings. Bound in the original olive-green cloth over boards, by Runting Binders (7 Goldsmiths' Row), blind-stamped borders on covers and spine; gilt-stamped lettering on spine, skilfully restored. Extraordinarily clean and fresh; very sporadic mild foxing to the margins of few plates, but way much better than usual, since most copies are heavily foxed. Small tears at some folds of the maps. Superb copy and binding.Second edition enlarged by the author of… Read More

ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT ANNOTATED BY THE AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL THAT WON THE FIRST MEXICAN NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE HONOURABLE MENTION AT THE FIRST LATIN AMERICAN PRIZE NOVEL CONTEST IN NEW YORK (1940-41).Large 4to. Initial blank, title leaf, 197 ff., final blank. Occasional pen annotations in dark blue ink throughout the text by the author. Elegant presentation binding in brown soft faux leather with gilt letterings stamped on front cover and spine. Brown synthetic cloth endpapers with light reflective effect creating wavy lines. Typed on high-quality paper (handmade?), thin and very crisp, showing pattern of half rising suns as watermark. Trimmed edges styled unevenly, rough irregular surface. A few marks, chipping and rubbing to binding, mostly along board extremities and spine. We did not manage to locate duplicates nor other similar typescripts in public libraries. Excellent condition. An exceptional item through which the final steps of the novel's genesis can be studied. Thanks to the… Read More