Sale 8496
New York, Park Avenue
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23 - 24 October 1996
Price realised
USD 4,830
Estimate
BURTON, CAPTAIN RICHARD F. EXPLORATIONS OF THE HIGHLANDS OF THE BRAZIL London: Tinsley Brothers, 1869. Vol.I 443pp., Vol. II 478pp. Both volumes are in their original green cloth bindings with a gold male Indian on cover. Very scarce. (2)
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