Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon (2 Vols.)
first edition Hardcover
1853 · Washington D.C.
by Herndon, William Lewis and Gibbon, Lardner
Washington D.C.: Robert Armstrong, 1853. Vol. 3 containing the atlas is not present. Spines faded and crumpled at ends. Repair to cloth tear on upper cover of Vol. 1. Some browning and foxing throughout. All plates present. Plates lithographed by Ackerman, from drawings by Lt. Gibbon. An early exploration commissioned by the U.S.Congress.. First Edition. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. (Inventory #: WVV41)