A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago: A Narrative of Travel and Exploration from 1878-1883
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1885. First American Edition. Cloth. Green cloth with gilt illustration on front with black lettering and gilt lettering on spine, wear to extremities, faded spots on front and back of cover. Six maps, including three foldout maps, and numerous illustrations from the author's sketches. Travels in Java, Sumatra, Timor, etc. Color plate frontispiece of two birds with tissue guard, "Mrs. Forbes' honey-eater." In back are listings of exploration and adventure books. 536 pp. Very good -. Item #212
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