Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859; Bonpland, Aimé, 1773-1858 [authors]; Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827 [translator]
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, J. Murray, H. Colburn, 1814-1829. Octavo, Seven volumes. In Good condition. Spines are brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards. Original spine leather replaced or emendated on most volumes, light wear to corners and paper. Text blocks have gilt top edge, occasional light foxing, foxing to plates, cracked hinges (repaired), mild puckering to paper. Illustrated: “With maps, Plans, &c.”— title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column D.
CONTENTS: Vol. I. (1814; li, 289 pages) — Vol. II. (bound with Volume I; 1814; 299 pages) — Vol. III. (1818; 575 pages + 2 folded plates at rear) — Vol. IV. (1825; Second edition; 573 pages + 3 folded plates (maps) at rear) — Vol. V. (1827; Second edition; 865, 3 pages + 1 folded plate (map) at rear) — Vol. VI. Part I. (1826; 390 pages + 1 folded plate (map) before text) — Vol. VI. Part II. (1826; iv, paged 392-845) — Vol. VII. (1829; 482 pages).
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