The Amazon and Madeira Rivers. Sketches and Descriptions From the Note-Book of An Explorer.
by KELLER, Franz
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1875. New edition. Quarto. 210 pp. With sixty-eight illustrations on wood; many of them full page. Publisher's brown cloth, front stamped in black and with a central design in black and gilt, gilt spine lettering, chocolate brown endpapers, all edges gilt. Aside from some minor spine extremity wear, a lovely and very clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74337
- Title
- The Amazon and Madeira Rivers. Sketches and Descriptions From the Note-Book of An Explorer.
- Author
- KELLER, Franz
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1875
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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