Adventures Amidst the Equatorial Forests and Rivers of South America; also in the West Indies and the Wilds of Florida, to which is added, Jamaica Revisited
by STUART, H. Villiers;
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London, John Murray, 1891, First edition. . original blue pictorial cloth with detailed gilt picture of palm tree, vegetation and people, gilt spine title lettering, edges a little rubbed, bookplate of Peter Stubs on endpaper, minor foxing on a few leaves else near fine, clean copy. . tall 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xxi, [iii], 268 pp, 2 folding maps including frontis, 21 plates from drawings and photos, appendix. . The author describes his journey to Guiana, Dutch Guiana, Surinam, Amazon basin, Maroni River, Georgetown, Essequibo River, Angostura, Gulf of Paria, Orinoco and then to Trinidad, Martinique, Florida, Jamaica, with descriptions of wildlife, nature, plants, aboriginal tribes, settlements, whale fishing, local customs, etc. There are 4 chapters on Florida. The folding maps are of the watershed between Guiana and the Amazon and of the Everglade region of Florida. The illustrations include views, Indian weapons, living conditions, river scenes, plant life, etc. Welch 54. Hilton 9535. Spain & Spanish America 664. Cundall 334. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Horizon Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J9203
- Title
- Adventures Amidst the Equatorial Forests and Rivers of South America; also in the West Indies and the Wilds of Florida, to which is added, Jamaica Revisited
- Author
- STUART, H. Villiers;
- Format/Binding
- Original blue pictorial cloth with detailed gilt picture of palm tree, vegetation and people, gilt spine title lettering, edges
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, John Murray, 1891, First edition.
- Size
- tall 8vo [26 x 17 cm]; xxi, [iii
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - South America;
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