RICHARD SPRUCE

THE ANNALS AND MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY N° 14, FEBRUARY 1849

AU BUREAU DU JOURNAL. 1849. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. Non paginé, environ 200 pages. Photocopies reliées par un cartonnage non d'origine. Texte en anglais.
¶ The Musci and Hepaticae of the Pyrenees.

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Keywords: Botanique

SPRUCE, RICHARD:

Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes Being Records of Travel on the Amazon and Its Tributaries, the Trombetas, Rio Negro, Uaupes, Casiquiari, Pacimoni, Huallaga, and Pastasa; As Also to the Cataracts of the Orinoco, Along the Eastern Side of the Andes of Peru and Ecuador, and the Shores of The Pacific, During the Years 1849-1864. In 2 volumes.

London, Macmillian and Co., 1908, in-8vo, frontispiece + LII + 518 p. / XII + 542 p., with 71 illustrations and 7 maps, small legacy stamp 'Guggisberg', original publisher's green clothbound, gilt title on spine. Fine copy.
¶ Richard Spruce (1817-1893) was an English botanist. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent approximately 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to the mouth, and was one of the first Europeans to visit many of the places where he collected specimens. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

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Keywords: travel, exploration Voyage America Amérique, America, Amerika sud natural science, natural sciences scnat Amazonie Amazonie discovery, discoveries decouverte Andes Andes, Anden