Viaje de un Español por el Levante en 1827

Nueva York, 1833. About very good.. 254,iii pp. 16mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ornately gilt, edges marbled. Minor wear to binding, library ink stamps on edges of text block. Contemporary presentation inscription on front flyleaf. Moderately foxed. A scarce Nueva York imprint describing travel through the region in and around the Holy Land. Juan de la Granja (1785-1853) was a Spaniard who emigrated to Mexico in 1814, fleeing to New York in 1827, after Mexico had gained its independence and Spanish citizens were somewhat out of favor in the country. He founded a newspaper and established a cultural community for Mexican expats; he was eventually made Consul General of Mexico and subsequently returned to Mexico at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. He is best known in his adopted country for founding the first telegraph line in Mexico. The present work is inscribed to a young woman by Granja: "A la Senorita Da. Anna Copcutt, Su mas atento y respetuoso servor., Juan de la Granja."
American Imprints 19090. Palau 361558.