Cotton in North Brazil, being the Report of the Journey through the States of Ceara, Maranhao and Para together with a Synopsis of the whole of Brazil's Cotton Potentialities

8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; 130, xxviii [ads with illustrations] pp, frontis (portrait), 3 maps including 2 folding, one being colored, numerous illustrations & plates from photos, tables including foldout, index. original cloth-backed pictorial boards, title on spine and cover, endpaper slightly darkened in part, light edge-wear, a bit of corner of endpaper cut off, couple of leaves a little foxed, very good sound copy with the loose compliments of publisher slip. A detailed account of the journey with emphasis on cotton and cotton production but in context of conditions and life in areas visited. Fascinating illustrations including illustrations of cotton-making machines, some being in ads at end, scenery, activities, etc. This is a companion volume to 'Brazilian Cotton, being the Report of the Journey of the International Cotton Mission through the Cotton States of Sao Paulo, Minas, Geraes, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte', with different illustrations and content, covering different parts of Brazil.