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Livres anciens et modernes

Maximilian, Prince

Travels in Brazil, in 1815, 1816 and 1817

1825

329,00 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1825
Lieu d'édition
London. Sir Richard Phillips, and Co.
Auteur
Maximilian, Prince
Thème
Travel - South America Brazil
Langues
Anglais

Description

8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; iv, 111, [i, list of plates] pp, 9 engraved plates including three foldout plates, frontis. new green morocco-backed boards, marbled endpapers, light dampstain in upper corner of first several leaves including frontis, one margin worn, overall a very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Borba d Moraes 545. Sabin 47022 (noting that the Colburn edition of 1820 had only 7 plates). Originally published in German, this is the only part that was translated into English at the time. A classic and early voyage into the jungles of Brazil and Amazonia, with much on the native peoples before the later massive development, on natural history and on jungle adventure.