Travels in South America; From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, Volume 1 and 2
by Marcoy, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ (overall wear to both volume boards and block edges with heavy wear to Volume 2 upper spine, inscription to previous owner
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1885. Hardcover. Good+ (overall wear to both volume boards and block edges with heavy wear to Volume 2 upper spine, inscription to previous owner on fly leaf of both volumes). Two volume set, red boards with black and gilt lettering and designs. Volume 1 has bw frontispiece of Paul Marcoy, 524 pp. Volume 2 has bw frontispiece, 496 pp. Both volumes together contain 525 illustrations, 10 maps, portraits. Both volumes all edge gilt. Illustrated by five hundred and twenty-five engravings on wood drawn E. Riou and ten maps from drawings by the author . Translation of Voyage à travers l'Amérique du Sud, de l'Océan Pacifique à l'Océan Atlantique. Originally published serially in Le Tour du Monde; t. 6-16, 1862-67. A scarce set.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175919
- Title
- Travels in South America; From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, Volume 1 and 2
- Author
- Marcoy, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ (overall wear to both volume boards and block edges with heavy wear to Volume 2 upper spine, inscription to previous owner
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Travel ; Indians of South America, Travel, South American Ethnology ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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