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The Resource Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil : with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea, by Captain Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S., etc

Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil : with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea, by Captain Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S., etc

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Publication
Extent
2 volumes ;
Note
  • First edition
  • Title from second title page; first title page, illustrated with drawing of the aboriginal Indian (Tupy) of Brazil, has title: The highlands of the Brazil
  • Frontispiece drawing in volume 1 of "Fortnightly slave muster at the Casa Grande, Morro Velho;" illustrations in volume 2 include 4 pages of Indian inscriptions, and 1 folded map, partially hand-colored, with title "Map of the rivers de São Francisco & Das Velhas (Brazil)."
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Label
Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil : with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea
Title
Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil
Title remainder
with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea
Statement of responsibility
by Captain Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S., etc
Title variation
Highlands of the Brazil
Creator
Contributor
Bookseller
Former owner
Subject
Language
eng
Member of
Additional physical form
Also issued online.
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
918.1
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
F2513
LC item number
.B97
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil : with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea, by Captain Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S., etc
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • First edition
  • Title from second title page; first title page, illustrated with drawing of the aboriginal Indian (Tupy) of Brazil, has title: The highlands of the Brazil
  • Frontispiece drawing in volume 1 of "Fortnightly slave muster at the Casa Grande, Morro Velho;" illustrations in volume 2 include 4 pages of Indian inscriptions, and 1 folded map, partially hand-colored, with title "Map of the rivers de São Francisco & Das Velhas (Brazil)."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (volume I, pages 13-18) and index at end of volume II
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
2 volumes ;
Lccn
02016559
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: is first edition, first issue, with map facing page 1 in volume II. Bound in newer three-quarter tan calf and blue marbled boards; edges glazed brown; gold-stamped red leather spine label with title "Burton's Brazil." Illustrated bookplate on front pastedown of Dr. Elmer Belt, captioned "From the House of Belt." Bookseller's ticket in each volume of Harry Harvey of Broad St., Oxford, England; label on rear pastedow of volume II of Zeitlin Books in Los Angeles. Purchase, PBA Galleries auction of fine books from the library of Dr. Elmer Belt, May 2014.
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • (OCoLC)03428633
  • ucoclc3428633
Label
Explorations of the highlands of the Brazil : with a full account of the gold and diamond mines : also, canoeing down 1500 miles of the great river São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea, by Captain Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S., etc
Publication
Note
  • First edition
  • Title from second title page; first title page, illustrated with drawing of the aboriginal Indian (Tupy) of Brazil, has title: The highlands of the Brazil
  • Frontispiece drawing in volume 1 of "Fortnightly slave muster at the Casa Grande, Morro Velho;" illustrations in volume 2 include 4 pages of Indian inscriptions, and 1 folded map, partially hand-colored, with title "Map of the rivers de São Francisco & Das Velhas (Brazil)."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (volume I, pages 13-18) and index at end of volume II
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
2 volumes ;
Lccn
02016559
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
Spec. Coll. copy: is first edition, first issue, with map facing page 1 in volume II. Bound in newer three-quarter tan calf and blue marbled boards; edges glazed brown; gold-stamped red leather spine label with title "Burton's Brazil." Illustrated bookplate on front pastedown of Dr. Elmer Belt, captioned "From the House of Belt." Bookseller's ticket in each volume of Harry Harvey of Broad St., Oxford, England; label on rear pastedow of volume II of Zeitlin Books in Los Angeles. Purchase, PBA Galleries auction of fine books from the library of Dr. Elmer Belt, May 2014.
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • (OCoLC)03428633
  • ucoclc3428633

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