Description
XII + 478 pp. (=480pp.; 431-432 appears 2x with different text)., hardcover, marbled board covers, with gilt title on spine, 1 large folding table with distances from other cities to Manila; other cities at the Philippines to Manila, 2 ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND folding original-colour maps of Manila and the Philippines – the pride of any Filipiniana collection; 83 unnumbered pages of advertisements.
First edition of an EXTREMELY RARE guide book AND DEFINITELY ONE OF THE OLDEST for the Philippine Islands, especially Manila. It includes extensive descriptions of the City and several provinces with its topography, tourist attractions, economy, governmental and cultural institutions and a directory with addresses of commercial institutions and governments. A second edition appeared in 1877.
