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DAVIE, John Constantine.
Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chile with an original history of the latter country.
Six interesting hand-coloured engraved costume plates of Chile.
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1819.
- References
- Abbey Travel II 697; Sabin 18746; Prideaux, pp. 334, 378; Bobins 806.
- Plates
- 6
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1819.
- Ref
- 5365
Octavo, half-title, title, three leaves, text 324pp, six hand-coloured aquatint plates. Bound in half calf, over marbled boards. Morocco title label to spine raised spines in (faded) gilt, speckled edges, boards a little rubbed and worn in places. Bookplate of 'Thomas Lee Norman [Corbollis]' to front pastedown & a MS signature to front free endpaper of 'John Corbollis.' Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. A Cacique in his dress of ceremony. 2. A lady of Lima, in her wedding dress. 3. Walking dress of a lady of rank & her servant, of Chili. 4. Merchant's ladies of Chili. 5. A tradesman's wife & daughter of Chili. 6. Home dress of a lady of rank & her servant, of Chili.
