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18535904<p>Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon Made under Direction of the Navy Department William Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon Published by A.O.P. Nicholson Washington D.C. 1853 1854. Part I by Lieut. Herndon. Part II by Lieut. Lardner Gibbon. U.S. Congress 32nd and 33rd Congress Session. Two volumes and two cased map sets. Volume 1 By Lieut. Herndon. 417pp. with 16 tinted lithographed plates 2 appendices. Part II by Lt. Lardner Gibbon. x. 339pp. with 36 lithographed plates. Maps Part 1 Herndon: 3 colour folding maps. Maps Part 2 Gibbon: 2 colour folding maps. New pockets to Herndon's map case with inked names of maps to front of pocket. Maps are in very good condition; Herndon's maps are backed with light protective coating; light foxing to Gibbon's maps primarily near margins. Volumes are in very good condition; light foxing; a loosened signature in Volume 2. Moderate wear to boards and sun fading to spine of Volume 2.</p><p>Herndon was appointed to lead the first American naval expedition to explore the Amazon River valley and its tributaries between 1851-2. The expedition combined scientific observation on geography natural history and Aboriginal populations along with commercial assessments as directed by the Navy and Congress. Herndon divided the expedition into two groups: he appointed Lt. Lardner Gibbon to explore the tributaries while he would explore the Amazon River from source to mouth. Herndon's narrative provided an intimate portrait of an exotic land before the outside world rushed in. His report "so far surpassed his superiors' expectations that instead of printing the obligatory few hundred copies for Congress the secretary of the Navy ordered 10000 copies in the first print run; three months later he ordered 20000 more."</p> A.O.P. Nicholson hardcover
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1853B2752Washington: Robert Armstrong Public Printer 1853. Occasional mild browning otherwise a very good example. Binding: recent ¼ morocco with marbled boards flat spine with title in gilt each spine has a different shade of morocco but the marble boards are similar. Notes: “This American expedition was first proposed by the prominent oceanographer Matthew F. Maury. He urged North American plantation owners to emigrate to the Amazon valley with their slaves to seek their fortunes. He also advocated opening the Amazon to international commerce. Maury was the brother-in-law of Lt. Herndon a naval officer. The expedition was organized by the U.S. Navy Department and sent out to South America in the Years 1851 and 1852. The Americans traveled to Chile and to Lima Peru where Lt. Herndon pushed into the upper Amazon. Lt. Gibbon traveled south through Bolivia and then into the selvas of Brazil. The two groups met in Serpa Brazil and then continued down the Amazon River to Para. Herndon was later lost with his ship “Central America†off Cape Hatteras in 1857. The work itself is a minute accurate and very interesting study on the aborigines of the Andes and on the geography of the Amazon and its tributaries.†Hill pg. 284 Size: 8vo Illustration: 52 lithographed plates and 5 folding maps. The folding maps are usually found in two separate volumes but have been inserted into the this example. Volume: 2 volumes References: Sabin 31524; Hill 803 Pages: Volume 1. P. 1-15 blank 2 frontis title blank 3-414 blank 2 i-iii plate listing; Volume 2. P. frontis title blank iii-x 1 1-339. Category: Book Voyages General; Book Americas South Robert Armstrong Public Printer hardcover
2012x-3531179012Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften 2012. Paperback. New. 144 pages. German language. 8.27x5.83x0.55 inches. Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften paperback
199049269Frankfurt am Main : Hain 1990. 164 S. ; 23 cm Top Zustand, Pp., gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband
1816051543London: Scatcherd and Letterman 1816. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1816. Hardback. Contemporary black calf-leather spine and corners. Raised bands. Gilt decoration to each panel. Dark red leather label - lettered : 'Watson's Apologies for the Bible'. Marbled boards. All edges marbled. Light grey end-papers. Owner name to fly-leaf dated 1852; no internal markings. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear to boards. VERY GOOD. A nice copy in an attractive binding. v iv 470 pages. 'Apology' first published; Cambridge 1776. Two 'Apologies' first issued in this edition 1805:- Contains the text of An apology for Christianity. 7th ed.--An apology for the Bible. 10th ed.--A defence of revealed religion in two sermons . and a charge . 4th ed. . Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo; size approx; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland Everyman Keswick Inklings Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. Richard Watson 1737-1816 was an Anglican bishop and academic who served as the Bishop of Llandaff from 1782 to 1816. He wrote some notable political pamphlets. In theology he belonged to an influential group of followers of Edmund Law that included also John Hey and William Paley. Watson was born in Heversham Westmorland now Cumbria and educated at Heversham Grammar School and Trinity College Cambridge. An autobiography Anecdotes of the life of Richard Watson Bishop of Landaff was finished in 1814 and published posthumously in 1817. In the 19th century it was rumoured that Watson had been the first to propose the electric telegraph but this is incorrect. At the time William Watson 1715-1787 made researches in electricity but even he was not involved in the telegraph. <br/> <br/> Scatcherd and Letterman hardcover
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1849140241London: John W. Parker 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London John W. Parker 1849. Octavo xxiv 514 6 publisher's catalogue pages plus a tipped-in errata slip. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards; spine gilt in compartments with a contrasting title-label; minimal signs of age and use; overall an excellent copy. 'Under the device of imaginary letters between colonist and statesman Wakefield fully develops his cherished theories on colonisation particularly of Australia and New Zealand . Amidst his numerous valuable contributions this is Wakefield's chief work. Ever since its publication controversy has never ceased to defend or denounce the author's propositions which it is but fair to say have never been fairly carried into practice .' Hocken page 149. <p>Ferguson 5235; Bagnall 5818; Hocken page 149. John W. Parker hardcover
1849BIB320814London: John W. Parker. 1849. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition - some quite light wear to spine edges. Mild stain to front board. Rear hinge a little soft but solid. Brown cloth boards with gilt decoration to face. Title patch a little worn to spine. Overall quite a nice copy. 513 pages. Edward Gibbon Wakefield 1796-1862 is considered a key figure in the establishment of the colonies of South Australia and New Zealand where he later served as a member of parliament. He was best known for his colonisation scheme sometimes referred to as the Wakefield scheme which aimed to populate the new colony South Australia with a workable combination of labourers tradespeople artisans and capital. The scheme was to be financed by the sale of land to the capitalists who would thereby support the other classes of emigrants. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. John W. Parker hardcover
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1914130275Oxford: Oxford U. P. 1914. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. octavo. hardback in original cloth xxiv 510pp. Originally published in 1849. This is a nice tight square copy Oxford U. P. hardcover
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