Author: Murat Halstead
Publisher: Our Possessions Publishing Co., Chicago, IL.
Year: 1898
Size: 24 x 18 cm
Reference:
The Story of the Philippines and our new Possessions
₱3,300.00
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Description
406pp., hardcover, with frontispiece of photo portrait of General Merritt with tissue guard, 130 illustrations, include engravings & photos, lacking Manila map; Called the Eldorado of the Orient, Murat Halstead, a War Correspondent, narrates the natural riches, industrial resources, statistics of productions, commerce & population; the laws, jabits & customs, scenery & conditions of the Philippines including personal character sketches of and interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo & the Archbishop of Manila. Also includes events of the war in the West with Spain, and the conquest of Cuba & Porto Rico.
Condition
clean and unmarked, boards soiled, clear gilt lettering and red & blue colours in carved artwork on front board and spine, foxing and age-toning of pages, binding tender and back gutter starting, text-block firm.
