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" The earliest and most balanced first-hand account of Mexico to be written by a woman."

[CALDERON DE LA BARCA, FRANCES].

Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in that Country . . . With a Preface by W. H. Prescott.

Place and Imprint: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843.
Edition: First English edition, preceded a few months by the American edition.
Bibliographical References: Smith, American Travellers Abroad, C2; Sabin 9889; Robinson, Wayward Women, page 233; Theakstone, Victorian & Edwardian Women Travellers, page 65.
Condition: Spine and edges repaired; some light browning and foxing; very good copy.
Book ID: 28960

Physical Description

8vo, original blind-stamped black cloth, gilt lettering. 16-page publisher’s catalogue dated August, 1845.

Comments

“This is the earliest and most balanced first-hand account of Mexico to be written by a woman” – Robinson. Frances Calderon de la Barca (1804-82) was born in Scotland and raised in France and Boston, where she met the Spanish Minister to the United States, Angelo Calderon de la Barca. Together they traveled to Mexico. Bookplate of American novelist Larry McMurtry on the front paste-down; this is a duplicate from his large collection of books by women travelers.

Price: $250.00