Lot no. 1269
South America - Brazil
Snow, W. Parker
A Two Years' Cruise off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, Patagonia and in the River Plate. 2 vols. with a total of 6 colour lithographs and 3 folded engraved plates. London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857. XV. 376 . VIII. 368 PP. 8°. Red hldr. with gilt title and gilt edges on three sides.
Very rare. No other copy available for us in international trade. - William Parker Snow (1817-1895) was a British navigator and writer who, after an expedition to the Arctic, took over the management of the Allen Gardiner for the Patagonian Missionary Society. He travelled with the ship between the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego. His discoveries and experiences on the two-year expedition were published in two volumes in this book. - Partly stained. Margins browned. Overall well preserved with colourful plates and border coloured maps.
South America - Brazil. - 2 vols with a total of 6 colour lithographs and 3 folded engraved plates. Red half leather with gilt title and gilt edges on three sides. - Very rare. No further copy available for us in international trade. - William Parker Snow (1817-1895) was a British navigator and writer who, after an expedition to the Arctic, took over the management of the Allen Gardiner for the Patagonian Missionary Society. He travelled with the ship between the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego. His discoveries and experiences on the two-year expedition were published in two volumes in this book. - Partly stained. Margins browned. Overall well preserved with colourful plates and border-colored maps.
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