Null Keller-Leuzinger,F.
From the Amazon and Madeira. Sketches and descriptions …

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Keller-Leuzinger,F. From the Amazon and Madeira. Sketches and descriptions from the diary of an expedition. Stuttgart, Kröner 1874. 4°. With 1 toned. Woodcut portrait, 15 woodcut plates, numerous text woodcuts, and 1 lithographed map. XVI, 150 p., 1 leaf. Single ed. hldr. (rubbed and worn). Borba de Moares 433. Henze III, 16. only edition. - The German engineer Keller-Leuzinger (1835-1890), carried out surveying work on behalf of the Brazilian government for 17 years. - Book block broken several times, some spotting, st.a.V. -

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Keller-Leuzinger,F. From the Amazon and Madeira. Sketches and descriptions from the diary of an expedition. Stuttgart, Kröner 1874. 4°. With 1 toned. Woodcut portrait, 15 woodcut plates, numerous text woodcuts, and 1 lithographed map. XVI, 150 p., 1 leaf. Single ed. hldr. (rubbed and worn). Borba de Moares 433. Henze III, 16. only edition. - The German engineer Keller-Leuzinger (1835-1890), carried out surveying work on behalf of the Brazilian government for 17 years. - Book block broken several times, some spotting, st.a.V. -

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