HERNDON, WM. LEWIS and LARDNER GIBBON.

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, made under the Direction of the Navy Department. Part I-II. (Part I by Lieut. Herndon. II. By Lt. Lardner Gibbon). 2 Vols.

Washington, Robert Armstrong (and A.O.P. Nicholson), 1853-54. Volume I bound in orig. full cloth, spine faded, skall tears on hinges, light wear to spine-ends. Volume II bound in contemp. full calf., titlelabels with gilt lettering. Spine-ends repaired. Rubbed. 414,IV pp. a. 15 (of 16) tinted lithographed plates. + X,(2),339 pp., 36 tinted lithographed plates and 2 folded maps (one map with a tear, repaired on verso). In volume I on front free endpaper a dedication "Captain Rothe/ from Lieu/tnt Maury" - Matthew Fontaine Maury ??

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