1854 Account of Medical Practice, Culture, Biology, and Women in the Philippines

A fascinating account of a medical doctor’s life in Manila, including extensive descriptions of Manila and the Philippines; accounts of Filipina women’s dress, place in society, and customs; his own marriage to a young Filipina widow, detailed accounts of the public execution of insurgents, hunting, wild-life, venomous snakes, the character of the Tagalor Indians, Jala-Jala, cock fighting, tropical diseases and poisons, etc.,

Gironiere, Paul P. De La. Twenty Years in the Philippines. Translated from the French of Paul P. De La Gironiere, Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor. Revised and Extended by the Author, Expressly for this Edition. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1854. First American Edition. 1854.

A good + example, cloth rubbed, small splits, but sound and attractive.  Light ripple to cloth on front board. Moderate scattered foxing, top 20% of title removed, probably for a signature. Effects only “Twenty Years.” Excellent illustrations.