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Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil, With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River Sao Francisco, From Sabara to the Sea
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes. 8vo, pp xii, 443; viii, 478, [2] (ads), each with engraved frontispiece and title page vignette, folding map in Volume II. Publisher's green cloth ruled in blind, with gilt figure on each front board. Account of Burton's journey from Rio to the rich mining area of Minas Gerais via Tres Barras, River Velhas, Penedond Paulo Afonso Falls. He canoed down the entire 3,000 kilometer length of the previously uncharted Sao Francisco River to the Atlantic. Borba de Moraes I, p. 119; Penzer pp. 78-79. Corners bumped, some scuffing to upper spines, a little chipping to cloth, foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume. With the bookplates of British Civil Engineer Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (we believe), prominent early Los Angeles physician Walter Lindley, and his son, Francis Haynes Lindley.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20752
- Title
- Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil, With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River Sao Francisco, From Sabara to the Sea
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tinsley Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel Narratives; South and Central America;
- Vbf_category
- 10114
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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