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Henderson. A History of Brazil. Subscriber Ed.
Henderson. A History of Brazil. Subscriber Ed.
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[Brazil] Henderson, James. A History of The Brazil; comprising its Geography, Commerce, Colonization, Aboriginal inhabitants &c. Longman, Hurts, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1821. 4to. First Edition, subscriber's issue, with the list of subscribers, directions to the binders, and plate 23 (absent in non-subscription copies). xxiii, 522 pp., [1], 2 maps (1 folding) 28 handcolored lithographs. Later 3/4 calf over contemporary boards. "The lithographs in this volume were made according to his drawings 'd'apres nature.' They are excellent documents...much sought after and is becoming scarce." (de Moraes). Borba de Moraes, pp 334-35; Abbey, Travel, 706; Sabin 31314; Naylor 50; Rodrigues 1210; Bosch 328; Berger 143-4; Carvalho II, 319-20.Condition: Minor rubbing, lacking most of spine. Scattered foxing, offsetting. Small repair to fold of large map, mostly to blank area.Provenance: From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.
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