Travels in the Free States of Central America: Nicaragua, Honduras, and San Salvador

First English edition. Two volumes bound as one. 8vo. pp xvi, 320; xii, 253 pp. Folding coloured map, folding cross section showing proposed canal, bound as an Eton College leaving gift. Bound in green polished calf with ornate gilt spine. double fillets around outside of boards, red morocco label; tips of corners rubbed. Ink gift inscription to first free endpaper. Marbled pastedowns and page edges. A handsome copy in very clean and fresh condition. An account of conditions in the region, the peoples, customs, and the natural history. The author puts forward the idea of Europeans emigrating to Central America on account of the plentiful availability of good land.