Hamilton's Mexican Handbook; A Complete Description of the Republic of Mexico..

Boston: D. Lothrop & Co, 1883. Very Good. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co., 1883. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth; [2],281,xiii,[8]pp.; twelve (12) leaves of plates, mostly views, pictorial ads bound in rear. Minor shelf wear, corners tapped, front hinge starting, contemporary ownership ex libris and pencil inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper, very occasional pencil marginalia, else a Very Good, attractive copy overall.

Part travel guide, part businessman's handbook. The title page continues: "[Mexico's] Mineral and Agricultural Resources, Cities and Towns of every State, Factories, Trade, Imports and Exports, how legally to acquire property in Mexico, how to transact business under Mexican laws, Railroads and travelling [sic] in the Republic, Tariff Regulations, Duties, &c., &c. and a Commercial Directory of the Principal Business Men in Mexico...