Description
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John L. Stephens. Octavo, [in two volumes], xii, 9-459; xvi, 9-478. Three quarter brown calf, marbled boards, title in gilt with decorative bands and gilt compartments. All edges marbled with marbled endpapers. Some wear to marbled boards, wear along bottom edge of both volumes. 18 fully illustrated plates, one foldout map; in Volume II, 46 illustrated plates, with folded map and plan. (Sabin, 91299)
Comments: The first edition of this work by John Stephens was published in 1843 by Harper & Brothers. It was republished with the same title and collation six times between 1843 and 1860.