Titel
The Naturalist On The River Amazons
Schrijver
Henry W. Bates
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
London, John Murray, 1876, 4th edition
Prijs
€ 295,00(Excl. verzendkosten)
Bijzonderheden
Full leather, gilt, raised bands, x,389,(2),391-394 pp. Complete with the 40 (full page) illustrations. Desirable copy.
Meer info
"A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of Travel."
Nico copy of an important book.
Gilt fillet lines around borders and in ribbed compartments on spine, all edges and endpapers marbled (last endpaper scratched). Gilt on spine rubbed, upper joints starting to split but binding firm.
Ticket with 'Queens Prize to Frank A. Padmore, 1879', and a stamp of 'Manchester High School for Girls' on back of free endpaper. Inside clean, fresh and crisp. Very rare in this over all nice state.
Charles Darwin: 'It is a grand book, and, whether or not it sells, it will last."... a major contribution to the knowledge and literature of Amazonia. Bates had spent longer on the Amazon than any of his European predecessors, and the book was an immediate success and has become a travel classic ... it provides a fascinating record of the natural environment and wildlife of Amazonia before the major impact of the rubber boom. There are also detailed descriptions of the way of life and customs of Amerindian groups Bates encountered on his travels ...'
Nico copy of an important book.
Gilt fillet lines around borders and in ribbed compartments on spine, all edges and endpapers marbled (last endpaper scratched). Gilt on spine rubbed, upper joints starting to split but binding firm.
Ticket with 'Queens Prize to Frank A. Padmore, 1879', and a stamp of 'Manchester High School for Girls' on back of free endpaper. Inside clean, fresh and crisp. Very rare in this over all nice state.
Charles Darwin: 'It is a grand book, and, whether or not it sells, it will last."... a major contribution to the knowledge and literature of Amazonia. Bates had spent longer on the Amazon than any of his European predecessors, and the book was an immediate success and has become a travel classic ... it provides a fascinating record of the natural environment and wildlife of Amazonia before the major impact of the rubber boom. There are also detailed descriptions of the way of life and customs of Amerindian groups Bates encountered on his travels ...'
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