[Brazil] Spix, John Baptist von; Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von. Travels in Brazil, in the years 1817-1820. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, London, 1824. 2 volumes, 8vo. xix, 327, [1]; viii, [4], 298 pp, 9 aquatint plates. Later 3/4 leather over brown cloth. First English Edition. "Much of the space of this very interesting work of two German savants is occupied with minute and, we may be certain, accurate descriptions of the Indians of the pampas and mountains, of whose physique and customs the plates are illustrative" (Field 1472); Sabin 89551.Condition: Minimal rubbing to board edges. Scattered foxing. Lacks half titles.Provenance: From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.