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Marcoy, Paul

Travels in South America, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean

1875

262.26 €

Horizon Books

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Year of publication
1875
Place of printing
New York. Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
Author
Marcoy, Paul
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

large 4to [31.5 x 23 cm]; 2 volumes, xii, 524; viii, 496 pp, 2 frontispieces, 11 maps on 10 sheets, 525 wood engraved illustrations including full page by E. Riou, with the half-title pages. orig green pictorial gilt cloth, decorated in gilt & black, all edges gilted, gilt title letters, cover edges lightly rubbed, spine ends frayed, inner hinge cracked & repaired, bookplate removed from endpaper, interior is clean and near fine, good cover. Welch p. 232. Sabin 44508. First published in 1869 in France, and later translated into English, it was a popular work, one of the best illustrated books on South America in the period, based on the author's extensive travels. His travels included through Peru and Amazonian Brazil, the rainforests, indigenous peoples, village life, nature, etc with excellent engraved illustrations throughout.