Bolivia: Apuntes Jeográficos, Estadisticos, de Costumbres Descriptivos e Históricos
por José Domingo Cortés.
Author
Cortés, José Domingo
Place of Publication
Paris
Publication Name
Tipografia Lahure
Year
1875
Language(s)
Spanish
Description
RARE overview of the geography, the history and customs of 19th century Bolivia. 190x130mm. 172 pages. Blue cloth embossed Hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Page edges gilt. Cover stained and rubbed. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Rear cover loose and front cover detached from binding. Both covers attached to spine by three scotch tape strips. Spine edges and hinges worn and peeling. Spine bottom edge missing. Ex-libris sticker on front inner cover upper corner. Ink inscriptions on front endpapers and pre-title page. Binding slightly loose and visible between several pages. Very few pages have small tears or equally small creases (no damage to text). Several pages bottom corner dog-eared. Pages slightly age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This rare 19th-century book on Bolivian history, geography and traditions has suffered some damage to cover, but is still in good reading condition.