Travel to Spain. Eugéne Poitou. 1884

Description:
- The book, written in Spanish. The contents are very well structured and of very high interest.
- Written by M. Eugéne Poitou, counsellor at the court of Angers, with illustrations by V. Foulquier.
- Eugéne Poitou (1815-1880) was a French magistrate, whose love of literature led him to become a literary scholar. He was also a romantic traveller, who visited Egypt and Spain, publishing Un voyage en Egypte (1857) and Voyage en Espagne (1866).
- The book shows, monuments, regional costumes, dances, etc of all the curiosities and wonders that the author encountered during his travels in Spain.
Parts of the contents:
- Single volume. Spanish copy.
- Title page. Title page. Legal page. Engraved Alhambra. Title page. Contents. Table of chapters. Title page.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of very good execution, with guillotined and gilt cuts.
- Text in single-colour black printing, very good ink, with good stamping, and generally well centred and with good margins.
- Full of engravings both outside the text, full-page, and inserted in the text.
- Text and engravings on medium thick matt white paper of very good quality.
- Hard covers in full red publisher's cloth, with gilt and black stamping on the front cover, back cover and spine.
- Blue coloured paper guards.

Conservation and Damage:
- The overall condition of the book is - The book has small rust stains which do not affect the text or the engravings.
- Pages 89-90-91-92 have a small tear at the bottom, which does not affect the text.
- The covers are somewhat worn, but are generally in very good condition.
- The cuts are well preserved with minor soiling.

Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos.
- The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
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