Cuba, ses ressources, son administration, sa population, au point de vue de la colonisation européenne et de l'émancipation progressive des esclaves[Cuba: its resources, its administration, and its population, considered from the standpoint of European colonisation and the gradual emancipation of slaves]
First edition of the French translation, illustrated with an out-of-text chart presenting the numerical results of the preceding comparative survey of flour imports to the Island of Cuba" (cf. Sabin, 67081 (does not the plate), Brunet, 28642.)
Light dampstaining to the edges not affecting the text, occasional foxing, a pleasant copy.
Bradel binding in full paper-covered boards with pebble-grain paper, smooth spine, burgundy oasis morocco title-piece, red top edge and edges, modern signed binding by Boichot.
The first edition appeared in Madrid in 1845, under the title: "Informe fiscal sobre fomento de la poblacion blanca en la isla de Cuba y emancipacion progresiva de la esclava…"
Vázquez Queipo (1804-1893) was a Spanish economist, mathematician and statesman; he came to Cuba in 1833 as "fiscal de hacienda" and returned to Madrid in 1846.