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Dent, Hastings Charles

A Year in Brazil with Notes on the Abolition of Slavery, the Finances of the Empire, Religion, Meteorology, Natural History, etc

1886

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Year of publication
1886
Place of printing
London. Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Author
Dent, Hastings Charles
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Brazil
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvii, [i, list of illus], 444, 34 [publisher's catalog] pp, 10 plates, frontis with tissue guard, 2 folding maps including one quite large (tear at margin), index, includes the half title page. original orange pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine a little worn, good cover, internal hinge repaired, minor foxing on some pages, interior is clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled extensively in Brazil over a one year period, providing good descriptions of life, society, nature, etc. He collected 1132 plants, animals and insects. Humphreys 1421. Welch 37.
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