Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon & Andes Being Records of Travel on the Amazon and Its Tributaries, the Trombetas, Rio Negro, Uaupes, Casiquiari, Pacimoni, Hualllage, and Pastasa; As Also to the Cataracts of the Orinoco, Along the Eastern Side of the Andes of Peru and Ecuador, and the Shores of the Pacific, During the Years 1849-1864.

Spruce, Richard Edited by Alfred Russel Wallace

Published by London MacMillan and Co. 1908, 1908

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1st Edition. lii,518,(2);xii,542,(2) pp.pp. Octavo. 2 volumes. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Top of text block a bit dust soiled. Original printed dust wrappers on each volume. Other than a bit of darkening on the spines the wrappers are in amazing condition for a set of books over a hundred years old. Volume 1 has 49 illustrations and 3 maps. Volume 2 has 22 illustrations and 4 maps. The text and illustrations are clean and crisp and in fine condition. Housed in a purpose built slipcase. Fine condition fine The Brooke-Hitching's copy with his initials. Spruce was one of the great Victorian English explorer/botanists and spent over 15 years exploring the Amazon basin. Many of his collections are at Kew Gardens in London. He was also was one of the first to cultivate bitter bark quinine and make it widely available for the treatment of malaria. An absolutely amazing copy with a great provenance. Seller Inventory # 140642

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Title: Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon & Andes ...
Publisher: London MacMillan and Co. 1908
Publication Date: 1908
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition

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