Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
WARD, Henry George (1797-1860). Mexico in 1827. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. 2 volumes, large 8vo (222 x 140mm). 2 folding lithographed frontispieces, 11 plates, 3 of which double-page, one folding, one coloured, 2 large folding engraved maps, tables (some spotting and staining). Contemporary polished calf gilt (rebacked, upper cover of vol. II detached). Provenance: A. Palmer (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel 668; Brunet IV, 705 (citing the second edition of 1829 only); Hill p. 1826; Sabin 101302. (2)