The Naturalist On the River Amazons

London: John Murray, 1864. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The second edition of Henry Walter Bates' important work regarding his trip to the Amazon Basin. An influential work, referred to by Charles Darwin as the best book of Natural History travels ever published. With a folding plate to the rear.Gift inscription to the recto of front… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1863. . First edition. 2 vols, 8vo, I: viii, [2] (list of illustrations, blank), 351, [1](blank), 32 (publisher's ads)pp., with frontispiece, 4 plates, and 13 in-text illustrations (of which one full-page), II: [2](blank), vi, 423, [1](blank)pp., with frontispiece, 3 plates, and 20 in-text illustrations; a few leaves creased, minor spotting to early leaves; publishers brown… Read more about this item

London/ Boston: John Burray / Roberts Brothers, 1875. Third Edition. Hardcover. good. Hardcover, 394 pp. Bookplate of Lucy Ellen Guernsey inside front cover and her name inked on the title page, hinges are tender, fraying to the spine ends, still a good copy with clean text. Red brown cloth, no dust jacket.

London: John Murray. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume two only of two volumes. Ex-libris bookplate on front endpaper, J. Cecil Le Sonet, with motto "Souef Sans Foyblesse" and tree and crown illustration. A minor dampstain to outer margin of a few leaves, extending 15mm into blank margin of a… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1864. Second Edition. Hardback. Very Good. Fine binding. xii, 466 pages illustrated throughout and a fold out map ( has a tear ). Full calf leather with green leather title compartment.5 raised bands.on the spine. Ornate gilt working. Marbled endpapers and page ends. Fresh clean pages. No previous ownership markings and tight binding. Very good +… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1863. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition of The Naturalist on the River Amazons by noted British naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates.. Octavo, [two volumes], 351pp [32pp ads]; vi, 423pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spines, illustration stamped in gilt on front covers. Red endpapers. Binder's ticket on rear pastedown endpaper of Volume… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1876. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Fraying to spine head and tail, tone, light cock, light edgewear, owner's stamp, later owner's signature, notes on rear flyleaf, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "Henry Walter Bates, a trusted companion of Alfred Russel Wallace, travelled to Amazonia in 1848, where he became … Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1892. Reprint of the Unabridged Edition. Hardcover. pp. 395. 8vo. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, maps and numerous illustrations. General shelfwear and scuffing, tear to binding at spine, corners bumped, ink inscriptions to ffep and half title page, foxing throughout, some large discoloured spots to a few pages; very good-. … Read more about this item

London: John Murray, , 1892. Second unabridged edition, expanded from the first of 1863 with an additional memoir of Bates by the anthropologist Edward Clodd. Bates's narrative of his travels in South America is "one of the finest scientific travel books of the 19th century" (DSB). Darwin described it as "the best work of natural history travels ever published… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, , 1863. A landmark work of natural history exploration, in the bright original cloth First edition of Bates's narrative of his travels in South America, "one of the finest scientific travel books of the 19th century" (DSB). The wood engravings, particularly the frontispiece in volume I, are beautifully rendered from drawings by several leading natural history… Read more about this item

Fair. Text is clean & ummarked. Yellowing with age. Binding loose but intact. Front hinge is beginning to crack at top. Very slight bowing of boards. Small 1/2" by 1/4" piece missing from lower spine. "An Appreciation" by Charles Darwin. 1910 Edition/1914 Reprint.

London: John Murray, , 1863. A landmark work of natural history exploration First edition, with the publisher's presentation blind stamp to the title page of volume I. Bates's narrative of his travels in South America is"one of the finest scientific travel books of the 19th century" (DSB). Darwin described it as "the best work of natural history travels ever… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1863. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. Josiah Wood Whymper and others. In Two Volumes, [7.75x5.25in, 19.5x13cm]; Vol. I- [iii], viii, [1], list of illustrations, 351 pp., five plates of illustrations including frontispiece illustration of Bates in forest, 13 illustrations in text, fold out map at rear [The Amazons from its mouth to the frontier… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1892. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, x, xiv, xl, 395 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's sage green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slightly cocked spine with moderate wear exteriorly including faint whitish smudges, rubbed joints/edges and scratch to the rear. Text block has ages toned edges. Deckled fore edge. Previous owner's… Read more about this item

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Very Good. 2004. Paperback. 1419175262 . - Book is in great overall condition. No writing or major blemishes. Minor wear. .

John Beaufoy. pp.xiii, 409. 8vo. New softback. RRP 12.99. Henry Walter Bates and his co-naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace embarked together, in 1848, on an expedition to the forests of the Amazon in search of plants and animals that would help solve the problems of the origin of species. Originally published in 1863, this book catalogues a wondrous range of… Read more about this item

University of California Press, 1962. Trade paperback. Fair. No markings or inscriptions. Pages age toned.

John Murray, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. Popular Edition. 394 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Embossed publisher's compliment stamp to title page. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. The first edition to be produced with Clodd's biography. Presentation copy to Alexander Sinton (founder of the eponymous school in Cape Town's Athlone suburb) with Royal Geographical Society insignia in gilt to upper board. Half-bound with six panels and five raised bands to spine. Gilt titling with gilt borders to… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1863. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes, complete. Maroon cloth with gilt titling and decoration, scuffed, rubbed, faded to spines, and showing moderate to heavy edgewear including bruised and frayed corners. Spines cocked forward slightly. Outer hinges rubbed, starting to crack just at top and bottom; inner hinges solid; bindings sound through textblocks. Volume one has small number… Read more about this item