forgotten river book peruvian travel de sandeman christopher (9 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo; 299p, plates. VG copy in G dj.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. - First Edition - Boards rubbed w/ several small dents to edges -Corners and spine ends a little crushed - Edges of text block toned and foxed - Offsetting to endpapers which are heavily foxed - Dustwrapper slightly worn - Spine ends and corners chipped w/ some loss w/ spine head most affected - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - xii/299 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 299. Original publisherÕs beige cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Illustrated in b/w throughout. Slight lean, otherwise very good in somewhat used, very good minus dust jacket, with some chipping at edges and slight loss.

Hardcover. Etat : Covers Slightly Darkened. First Edition. From the library of Allan Eckert with his name stamped on front endpaper.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Yellow cloth over boards with gold lettering to the spine. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering and a black and white illustration of a person fording a river. Good condition. Dated 1939 on title page-no date on copyright page. 299 pages. Binding is strong and tight. No wear to covers. Pages toned, but free of writing or notes. Page edges and endpapers foxed. Dust jacket is foxed and toned as well. Typical shelf wear around the corners and spine, but no major tears or creases. Dust jacket has been clipped. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalouge here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. This book comes with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. Please email with questions or to see any photos.

Full Cloth. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, modest wear, with top of the spine a bit frayed. 299pp, folding map and 29 illustrations. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Not exlibrary. Overall a GOOD MINUS condition book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 299 pp. w/ index. Full beige cloth; slightly edge worn, else very good. Pages very sl. age-toned, else very good. Half-tone illus and 2 rear line maps. Travel and botanical notes along the Huallaga River, an Amazon tributary, in Peru.

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xii, 299 pp, frontis (port), 2 maps, including one foldout, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering in gilt border, endpaper signature, endpaper lightly toned, interior is clean and near fine, in very good+ cover. Based on three month's travel on the Huallage River, an Amazon tributary, from its source at 14,000 feet in the Andes to Yurimaguas at 500 feet sea level and the return to the Pacific by the ancient trade route through northern Peru. The author, a distinguished gardener, discovered a new genus of plants and several new species. There is much on the scenery, native people, camp life, etc. Good illustrations including the orchid Sobralia gloriosa growing beside the Yana-yacu River. A picture of this book is available on request.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 342. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1939 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 342.