Ruiz, Hipólito

Travels of Ruiz, Pavon, and Dombey (1777-1788); Botanical Series, Field Museum of Natural History Vol. 21

Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1940. First Edition. 1/4 leather. Pebbled brown cloth with 1/4 leather and leather corners. Leather is rubbed, especially at top and bottom of spine. Translation by B. E. Dahlgren. Originally pubished in Madrid in 1931. After the Spanish title page is a map of provinces of Peru overlaid with tissue showing the itinerary of Ruiz and companions in Peru. A natural history tour of South American countries. Originally published in wraps as "Publication 467." 372 pp. Hardbound copies could not be found in the trade (7/22). OCLC locates several copies. Very good. Item #980

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