By A Resident There — La Corte: Letters from Spain 1863-1866

London, Saunders, Otley, and Co. 1868. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition account of contemporary Spain, featuring illustrations of a variety of clothing fashions. A scarce first edition account, in original green cloth, with gilt motif to the front board. Featuring a monochrome frontispiece, two title pages, and occasional monochrome vignette illustrations throughout, which offer fascinating insight into the contemporary Spanish styles and fashions. Published anonymously, and credited simply to a still unidentified 'resident&apos. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, generally smart. Notable damp stain to rear board. Moderate bumping to extremities. The odd mark to boards. Moderate fading to spine. Moderate offsetting to boards. Moderate fading to endpapers. Hinges broken. Moderate damp staining to rear endpapers Moderate loss to rear free endpaper, where small area has stuck to the rear paste down. Mild worming and chipping to rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional mild and moderate strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Mild cockling throughout. Ink inscription to front blank. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .