Castro (Casimiro). Album del Ferrocarril Mexicano, 1st edition, Mexico, 1877
Sold for £940
[Castro, Casimiro]. [Album del Ferrocarril Mexicano, colleción de vistas, 1st edition, Mexico City: Victor Debray, 1877 or 1878], 2 parts in 1 volume, pp. 15-40 43-56, [2] 1-18 (i.e. lacking main title-page, pp. 1-14 and 41/2), first part with English and Spanish text in double column, second part in French (with separate title-page), chromolithographic additional title-page, 23 chromolithographic plates (of 24: lacking plate 23), double-page chromolithographic map, map with short closed tear near central fold and old marginal repair verso, marginal damp-staining to plates, just encroaching on upper outer corners of images towards rear, plates 1-4 slightly spotted, plate 24 slightly softened along edges, plates 14 and 20 strengthened along bottom edge verso (repairing closed tears), gilt edges, original cloth (front board dated 1878), spine defective, front board loose, cloth worn away and lifting at extremities, oblong folio
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The vibrant chromolithographs depict bridges, stations and views along the railway, as well as views of Veracruz, Huamantla, Cordoba and Orizaba. The double-page map is titled 'Plano orografico de la zona recorrida por el ferro-carril Mexicano de Veracruz a Mexico formada por Antonio Garcia Cubas'.
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Sold for £940
[Castro, Casimiro]. [Album del Ferrocarril Mexicano, colleción de vistas, 1st edition, Mexico City: Victor Debray, 1877 or 1878], 2 parts in 1 volume, pp. 15-40 43-56, [2] 1-18 (i.e. lacking main title-page, pp. 1-14 and 41/2), first part with English and Spanish text in double column, second part in French (with separate title-page), chromolithographic additional title-page, 23 chromolithographic plates (of 24: lacking plate 23), double-page chromolithographic map, map with short closed tear near central fold and old marginal repair verso, marginal damp-staining to plates, just encroaching on upper outer corners of images towards rear, plates 1-4 slightly spotted, plate 24 slightly softened along edges, plates 14 and 20 strengthened along bottom edge verso (repairing closed tears), gilt edges, original cloth (front board dated 1878), spine defective, front board loose, cloth worn away and lifting at extremities, oblong folio
(Qty: 1)
The vibrant chromolithographs depict bridges, stations and views along the railway, as well as views of Veracruz, Huamantla, Cordoba and Orizaba. The double-page map is titled 'Plano orografico de la zona recorrida por el ferro-carril Mexicano de Veracruz a Mexico formada por Antonio Garcia Cubas'.
