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TravelA collection of 36 volumes, the majority on the Americas, also Oceania, including:Humboldt (Alexander von); Williams (Helen Maria, trans.) Researches, Concerning the Institutions & Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, with Descriptions & Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!, 2 vols., First edition in English, engraved title pages with vignettes, 20 plates on 19 leaves, 5 hand-coloured, spotting and browning, lacking publisher’s adverts, Canford School labels to front pastedowns, 19th century half calf gilt, morocco lettering labels, rubbed, vol. 1 joints cracked, Longman et al., 1814; Lumholtz (Carl) Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland, First edition, portrait frontispiece, 4 chromolithographic plates, 2 folding maps, contemporary half morocco gilt, rebacked preserving spine, New York, Charles Scribner’s sons, 1889; Stephens (John L.) Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, 2 vols., First edition, folding frontispieces, folding map, 65 plates, numerous illustrations in text, intermittent staining and spotting, library bookplate and inkstamps, half morocco gilt, rubbed, original cloth cover panel bound at rear, John Murray, 1843; Belt (Thomas) The Naturalist in Nicaragua…, First edition, frontispiece, folding map at rear, bookplate of Charles W. G. Howard to front pastedown, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked preserving spine, John Murray, 1874; v.s. (36)
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Travel

36-volume travel collection focused on Americas and Oceania, including Humboldt research and early American institution studies with plates and maps.

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465 €(£400)–698 €(£600)

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Lot Details

Lot #
98
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GBP
Lot Ends
1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
Auction Ends
1 Oct 2026, 12:00:00
Lots in Auction
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