Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay
$3,500 · Offered by Trophy Room Books
First edition
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. with map and illustrations. FIrst ed. 481 pp. Engraved frontis, vignette on title page. Burton resigned from his work in Brazil because of sickness but rather than return to London right away, he decided to visit Paraguay which was then in a border dispute with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Blound in blue cloth, ornamental border in bind on both covers. Gold
- Binding: Hardcover
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