The Present Condition of Mexico.
[MEXICO]. U.S. GOVERNMENT. The Present Condition of Mexico. 802 pp. 8vo., bound in recent half morocco. Washington, D.C.: [Government Printing Office], [1863].
Important series of dispatches between various American, British, Mexican, French and Spanish emissaries. This period was particularly significant in Mexican history: Maximilian had just assumed power as Emperor of Mexico, Juarez and the democratic government of Mexico was desparately trying to stay afloat, the major European powers were circling like vultures, while the United States was deeply involved in the Civil War of its own. Stamp on top edge noting the book is from the Library of the House of Representatives.
Item nr. 115151
Price:
$750.00