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Cambridge University Press, 2014-02-19. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Cambridge University Press, 2014-02-19. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1908. Two volumes, illustrated, 7 maps, pp lii, 518; xii, 542, hinge at first title page slightly cracked, slight age-toning throughout, endpapers foxed, cloth slightly worn and rubbed, spines slightly worn, with a tear to the base of the spine on the second volume and a small bruise to the spine of the first. [With the bookplate of the poet and author Leolyn Louise Everett].. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

Macmillan Co. Ltd., . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Solid Contents, Some Wear At Extremities and Lower Spine Area, Cover Spoting, And Pressure Crease To Front Cover Of Volume 1, Overall Good Solid Bindings, Waren P. Stoutemire Ownership Plates . Octavo, Original Publishers Green Cloth, Gilt Lettered. 1908 49 Illustrations Mostly Engravings By Spruce, some Dated, Others Are B & W Photos, Plus Three Maps In Volume 1 and 22 Illustrations of Engravings By Spruce And B & W Photos And Four Maps In Volume 2 Octavo, Original Publishers Green Cloth, Gilt Lettered, , PP.lii, 518, xi,542, Wallace picked up the project Many Years Later after Spruce s Intended Editor Daniel Hanbury and Spruce Himself Passed Away. The Result Was This Two Volume Set in 1908 . Spruce Spent Fifteen Years Botanizing The Amazon From The Andes To Its Coastal Mouth Rb1b

London: MacMillan and Co., 1908. fine. 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. 1908