Personal narrative of travels to the Equinoctial regions of America. during the years 1799-1804 /. by Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland. Written in French by Alexander von Humboldt Translated and edited by Thomasina Ross In three volumes ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1898
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3257047
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v.. 19 cm. Imperfect: vols. 2 and 3 only. Vol. 2: upper boards to page 2 disbound, pages 519-back endpapers nearly disbound, lower boards disbound and missing. Spine fragmented and partially missing. Vol. 3: Spine disbound and missing. Upper and lower boards disbound. Provenance: Vol. 2: in green ink on title page: 'Barbara Clutton Brock'. Vol. 3: in green ink on half title: 'Barbara Clutton Brock'. Binding: grained half red morocco with red marbled boards (faded). Vol. 2: Spine heavily worn with remnants of red spine label with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) Aimé Jacques Alexndre Bonplan (1773-1858) Thomasina Ross Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonplan (1773-1858)