Author: William T. Brigham Title: Guatemala: The Land of the Quetzal
Description: London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1887 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of William T. Brigham's richly illustrated study of Guatemala. The scarce first UK edition, published in the same year as the US first.William Brigham was an American geologist, ethnologist, and botanist. He was also the first director of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He wrote many works on US colonies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Illustrated with five maps, three of which are folding, and twenty-six plates. Collated, complete.The information in this volume is based upon three trips undertaken by the author to Guatemala. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip age toned, with handling marks to page perimeters. Small closed tears to cloth at back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Front free endpaper detached to head, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Central America Guatemala William Tufts Brigham Quetzal Guatemala Not Stated
Price: GBP 180.00 = appr. US$ 257.04 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 917F49
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