Voyages, relations et Mémoires Originaux pour server à l'histoire de la découverte de l'Amérique: Histoire de la province de Sancta-Cruz, que nous nommons ordinairement Le Bresil, par pero de Magahanes de Gandavo
by Ternaux, Henri
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A few old folds to the text, a tight and clean copy in very good condition.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837. First edition.. A few old folds to the text, a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 162. Early one-half dark brown leather over wine red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and with gilt panel lines, 8vo. Ex-library from Forbes Library, Northampton, Massachusetts with white call number on the spine, bookplate on front endpaper and blind stamp on the title page. No other ownership marks. Offered at a low price due to the library marks.
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- Seller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7992
- Title
- Voyages, relations et Mémoires Originaux pour server à l'histoire de la découverte de l'Amérique: Histoire de la province de Sancta-Cruz, que nous nommons ordinairement Le Bresil, par pero de Magahanes de Gandavo
- Author
- Ternaux, Henri
- Book Condition
- Used - A few old folds to the text, a tight and clean copy in very good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1837. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography;
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Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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