Wild Scenes In South America

Orange embossed cloth-covered boards. Gilt title and particulars to spine. Plates collated. Gouge to spine and staining to front cover [see image]. A total of 16 pages of advertisements to rear. No previous owners' names or other markings. 5.5 x 8.5 in

New York: Charles Scribner, 1863. Second Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 502 pages, plus plates. BINDING COPY. Spine covers are missing and front cover is detached, though present. Text block is separated in several places. Inked name on title page and light foxing on first and last few leaves. Contents are otherwise… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner, 1862. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. Fair in one quarter leather with paper covered boards, leather very worn and scuffed, covers detached but present, endpapers missing, pieces of the last ten pages missing which has taken some of the text away, pages are age toned with some foxing/staining, ex-lending library copy.

New York, Charles Scribner, 1862, First edition. . original cloth with gilt vignette and gilt spine title lettering (dull but visible), rear joint torn, ink name on front endpaper, overall very good with only light foxing on few leaves, else clean. . 8vo [20.5 x 13.5 cm]; x, 502 pp, 34 illustrations including 10 plates including frontis (mostly tinted… Read more about this item

New York, Charles Scribner, 1862, First edition. . original cloth with gilt vignette and gilt spine title lettering faded, rear joint torn, spine ends chipped, spine with small hole repaired, interior is clean, unmarked and near fine in good cover. . 8vo [20.5 x 13.5 cm]; x, 502 pp, 34 illustrations including 10 plates including frontis (mostly tinted lithographs,… Read more about this item

Charles Scribner. New York. 1863. Second edition. 8vo.. pp. x, 502. Frontispiece and 8 plates [3 wood engraved, remainder tinted lithographs] and 25 wood engraved text figures. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, all edges scuffed, occasional dusty margin and the odd mark but overall a very good copy.