MOLLHAUSEN, Baldwin.
Diary of a journey from the Mississippi
to the coasts of the Pacific with a United States Government Expedition.
Stock Code
86612
London, Longman, Brown, Green, Roberts, 1858
£2,500
Description
First English edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, xxxi, 352; xi, 397pp., translated by Mrs Percy Sinnett with an introduction by Alexander von Humboldt, folding map, 11 chromolithographed plates, some captions cropped, 12 woodcuts, bound as an Eton College leaving present in contemporary tan calf gilt, spines in six compartments, red and green labels to second and third, others richly gilt, raised bands, small repair to foot of spine, a fine set.
Bibliography
Sabin 49915; Streeter 3134; Wagner-Camp 305:2.
Stock ID:86612
