Viagem pelo Brasil 1817 - 1820 by Johann Baptist Von Spix - carl Friedrich Philipp v - 2100-01-01

Livraria Itatiaia Editora / Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Faintly yellowed page edges and spine otherwise in fine condition, dust jackets have minimal wear. Collectible condition. This fourth edition essentially reprints the text of the 1976 Melhoramentos third revised edition, there are however differences in preface, bibliography and layout. This deluxe edition is a three volume set inserted in the Reconquista do Brasil series (volumes 46-48) in hardcover edition with dust jackets whereas usually this series is published in softcover. Cover art by Claudio Martins. Translated by Lucia Furquim Lahmeyer. Reviewed by B.F. Ramiz Galvao, Ernst Winkler, Basilio de Magalhaes. Includes facsimile of cover of original German edition. BW illustrations, musical scores, charts, volume three has a pouch with two folded maps. I personally purchased this set when first released directly from USP bookstore in 1982 and therefore know firsthand they have not passed through the hands… Read More