Skip to content

Travels of His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, in the South of Europe and in Brazil, with a Voyage up the Amazon and the Xingú. Translated by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk and John Edward Taylor.

Travels of His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, in the South of Europe and in Brazil, with a Voyage up the Amazon and the Xingú. Translated by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk and John Edward Taylor.

Click for full-size.

Travels of His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, in the South of Europe and in Brazil, with a Voyage up the Amazon and the Xingú. Translated by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk and John Edward Taylor.

by ADALBERT, Prince of Prussia

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
See description
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
London, London, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$2,757.70
Or just NZ$2,715.11 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
NZ$53.24 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 3 to 10 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

London, David Bogue, 1849. Two volumes in one, 8vo. Contemporary red cloth, spine ornamented and lettered in gilt, covers ornamented in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers; pp. xvi, 338; v, 377, lithographic frontispiece, four lithographic folding maps with colouring in outline; rebacked, using the original backstrip, wear to corners; apart from marginal foxing to frontispiece and very light toning a clean and fresh copy. Scarce first English edition, preface by Alexander von Humboldt, after the first edition, in German, limited to 100 copies. Adalbert von Preußen (1811–1873), was a naval expert who consulted several governements and travelled widely. Adalbert's travel diary gives a vivid picture of Brazil during the early 1840s, with observations on trade and economy, wildlife (including hunting occasionally) and vegetation, encounters with indigenous peoples, and rambles in the Amazon basin. There are two issues of this edition, one with Humboldt's name on the title the other one without. 'The two issues differ in no other way' (Borba de Moraes). Sabin 162; Borba de Moraes p. 14 (calling for one map only); many copies contain only three maps.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Henry Sotheran Ltd. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2101039
Title
Travels of His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia, in the South of Europe and in Brazil, with a Voyage up the Amazon and the Xingú. Translated by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk and John Edward Taylor.
Author
ADALBERT, Prince of Prussia
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover

Terms of Sale

Henry Sotheran Ltd.

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Henry Sotheran Ltd.

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2018
London, London

About Henry Sotheran Ltd.

Founded in York in 1761 and established in London on 1815, Henry Sotheran Limited has a long and distinguished history.For over 250 years we have been offering unsurpassed opportunities to collectors. Throughout our history we have prided ourselves on the quality and condition of our books and our friendly service.Our premises just off Piccadilly in the heart of London's West End are spacious and elegantly appointed and we welcome regular clients and passers-by alike to wander in and browse in a relaxing and convivial atmosphere.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rebacked
having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...

Frequently asked questions

tracking-