Subasta 866, Lote # 129 AH - Frost, John. Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War. Philadelphia: Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., 1849. 4o. marquilla, 640 p. Comprising an Account of the Ancient Aztec Empire, the Conquest by Cortes, Mexico Under the Spaniards, the Mexican Revolution, the Republic, the Texan War, and the Recent War with the United States. 32 láminas (siete a color, una plegada y restaurada), e ilustraciones intercaladas en el texto; las siete láminas a color muestran escenas de la guerra contra los Estados Unidos: 'Landing of the troops at Veracruz', (plegado), "Battle of Buena Vista", "Bombardment of Vera Cruz", "Battle of Cerro Gordo", "Battle of Churubusco", "Storming of Chapultepec" y "Entrance of the Army into the City of Mexico". Texto con puntos de óxido. Encuadernado en pasta dura, en piel. Estimado $ 10,000-12,000
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