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19588vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with 24 plates and 2 maps, a few leaves with small red stain at lower margin; original printed wrappers (wanting lower wrapper), covers moderately age-soiled, a good, firm copy. PROOF COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE.
19898vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the later with one small loss on front panel. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 171. Bridges & Hair, p.294.
pp. 1550216, 1 fold. map, 12 figs.,r efs. Plain new wrs.
1977396pp.+ 8pp.ills.hors-texte
Leipzig, Tauchnitz 1941, 334pp.
Paris, Plon 1903, xiii + 287pp. avec 15 gravures hors texte & 2 cartes, 2e ed., dos peu restauré, bon état, A23297
Vitré, Unvaniez Arvor, 1950 -E.O, l'un des 100 exemplaires sur Vélin pur fil , Ex. N° 18 - In-8° - Broché - 15 ill. et cartes - 219 pp. - Bel exemplaire
2013New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In special box. Oblong 4to. (24 x 31 cm). In Turkish. 339 p., plts. Osmanli'dan Cumhuriyet'e cemiyetler. [In special box]. OTTOMANIA Republican Turkey Law Society Guild.
2010Fine English Mazagao. Sehirler de gocer. Fas'tan Amazon'a (1769-1783), Laurent Vidal, translator: Nedim Demirtas, Turkiye is bankasi kultur yayinlari, Ist., 2010. Paperback. [viii], 280 p. B/w ills. Large 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). In Turkish. Anche le città, a volte, si spostano. Ce lo dimostra la singolare vicenda di Mazagão, enclave della cristianità in terra infedele, catapultata da un giorno all'altro nel Nuovo Mondo. Eretta nel Cinquecento dalla corona portoghese, la piazzaforte marocchina di Mazagão, una zattera di pietra a cavallo fra la terraferma e l'oceano, resisterà eroicamente per più di due secoli alle incursioni e agli assedi dei mori, divenendo il simbolo della Reconquista e il fiore all'occhiello dell'amministrazione lusitana. La quale, però, avendo mire ben più ambiziose in Brasile, quella terra dell'oro che come un miraggio si estende di là dall'Atlantico, non esita a trasferire i suoi coraggiosi soldati della fede nel cuore dell'Amazzonia, dove, una volta fondata Nova Mazagão, dovranno dimenticare il loro glorioso passato e ricominciare da zero. E così, nel 1769, per i cittadini di Mazagão ha inizio un lungo periplo destinato a concludersi molti anni dopo: un viaggio che li vedrà sostare a Lisbona prima di fendere le acque dell'Atlantico e li lascerà abbandonati a se stessi a Belém, in attesa che le mura e le abitazioni della nuova città siano pronti a ospitarli. Ma è possibile spostare una città da un continente all'altro senza farle mutare natura? E dopo tutti quegli anni le persone che sono partite possono davvero dirsi le stesse al loro arrivo?
1997VG/VG dj is not price-clipped. no inscription. 1st edition HardBack Illustrated with colour photographs. - An inspirational account of living for almost a decade in the Amazon rainforest. Wonderful photographs of the spiders and other animals and tribesmen. Animal / Wildlife
1959Vg/Good not price-clipped. no inscriptions. dj is fully wrapped in loose-fitting plastic sleeve. dj itself is creased and worn to some edges, with slight loss. Book covering many aspects of the Amazon, the author built a strong reputation as a guide and adventurer in the region. Illustrated with B&W photos. pp 175.
VG/VG (very slight isolated edgewear. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper) Octavo 238pp Two journeys: Describes his ascent of the Nhamunda River, a little-known tributary of the Amazon. The second is a two-month journey in Zaire. Anthropological interest
19908vo, 215 pages, illustrated. 'A Channel Four Book'. eng
1990xiii + 241 pages, illustrated, maps, glossary, reading list. eng
19581st UK edition. VG in original black cloth, gilt. 15301. eng
19941st edition. Fine in pictorial boards. (Travels & adventures). 17269. eng
19901st edition. 8vo, 241 pages, illustrated. Very good condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 40008. eng
2003In "The Green Labyrinth", Fraser journeys deep into the jungle of the Amazon in the company of shamans, traditional spiritualists practicing ancient rituals. At the heart of Fraser's quest lies the mind-expanding drug "ayahuasca", a gateway to worlds beyond her own, to a better understanding of the mysteries of existence. Author signature on title page.339p. bibliography glossary notes. Book
18718vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxiv, [25]-356 pp, frontis, illus, engraved plates, large folding map at rear, steel-engraved portrait of Colonel Staunton with the tissue guard, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, spine ends a little frayed, lower front cover worn with chip otherwise very good, minor foxing on few leaves but a clean copy, map untorn, the book is dedicated to Charles Darwin. A picture of Borba de Moraes p 637. Sabin 57727. Welch 234. The journey across much of South America was mainly scientific (part of the Smithsonian expedition of 1867), studying the natural history, geography, geology and local society. There is some detail on the botany of the region, including the coca plant (cocaine), ('Thirty million pounds are annually consumed in South America. It is not, however, an opiate, but a powerful stimulant. With it, the Indian will perform prodigies of labor, travelling days without fatigue or food.'), together with a plate on it. The expedition started at Quayaquil, to Quito, over the Eastern and Western Cordilleras, through the forest on foot to Napo, down the Rio Napo by canoe to Pebas on the Maranon and by steamer to Para.
19908vo [24 x 16 cm]; vii, 344 pp, illustrations including color, many illustrations from early sources, maps, map endpapers, index. original quarter cloth and bds, spine title lettering in gilt, dj (not price clipped), small remainder mark on bottom edge, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author surveys exploration from the early Spanish travellers to la Condamine, Godin, von Humboldt, Wickham and Spruce, from the conquistadors to the early naturalists and others, in this useful, scholarly but entertaining book.
In 4ø (cm. 30 x 21); pagg. (10), 574; con 12 tavole fotograf., quasi tutte doppie f.t. e 14 alberi genealogici n.t; stemma della citt… a due colori al f.spizio; m.pelle coeva con punte e fregi e titoli oro al dorso. VG. ** Autografato da Nino Bazzetta al frontespizio e con altro invio. Edizione originale e unica. Cfr. Ferraris "Bibliografia Ossolana", 214.
1893In quarto grande (29,4x20,2 cm); (8), IV, 614, (2) pp. e una grande c. di tav. fuori testo più volte ripiegata. Bellissima legatura coeva in mezza pelle rossa con titolo e ricchi fregi in oro al dorso. Dorso a cinque nervi. Tagli dorati. Un piccolo strappetto senza perdita di carta alla mappa più volte ripiegata. Piccole strofinature ininfluenti e qualche leggerissima fioritura in poche pagine dovuta alla qualità della carta ma nel complesso bellissima copia in bella legatura coeva. Prima edizione di questo celebre racconto di viaggio del celebre esploratore e geografo francese Henri Anatole Coudreau originario di Sonnac. L'autore fu tra i primi ad esplorare la Guyana francese e a risalire il Rio delle Amazzoni. Questo celebre racconto venne terminato dalla moglie dello stesso Codreau che lo seguì nelle sue esplorazioni, morto nei dintorni del lago Tapagem . durante il tentativo di raggiungere le sorgenti del Rio delle Amazzoni. L'opera è illustrata da 98 bellissime incisioni, 18 delle quali a piena pagina. Prima edizione in buone condizioni di conservazione ed in bella e ricca legatura coeva. First edition, a good copy.
1994FIRST EDITION OF THIS MASSIVE STUDY OF THE HUAORANI by a capuchin friar who lived among them. 488 pp on coated paper. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. THE EDITION WAS DESTROYED SHORTLY AFTER PUBLICATION, AND THIS BOOK HAS BECOME ALL BUT UNOBTAINABLE. WorldCat lists only 12 copies. An interesting association copy from the library of Sarah Begum, a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society who, like the author, was one of very few outsiders who lived among the Huaorani. SIGNED by Begum on the front free endpaper, with a small sketch of a canoe and paddle. Folio. Publisher's laminated boards. Extremities lightly bumped, else FINE AND BRIGHT. Very rare and important.
2003A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 204 pages. Pictorial covers. Text in French; many color and b&w photographs. Book for the exhibition presented at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, 14 May through 12 October, 2003. Slight scuffing and edge wear to cover.
1988Exhibition catalog in excellent condition for the show of the same title presented by the Krannert Art Museum, April - May 1988. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Covers show very light shelf wear, otherwise as new. 64 pages in large format filled with b&w images, several per page, with a color section also featuring large prints. The book offers a dramatic inside view of the cognitive and symbolic world of native potters and woodworders from a region undergoing radical change. Extensively illustrated by more than a hundred images this volume presents art, culture, and symbolism of Amazonian Ecuador from the perspective of Canelos Quichua artisans.
