- 373
Wallace, Alfred Russel (editor)--Spruce, Richard
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Notes of a botanist on the Amazon & Andes. Being records of travel on the Amazon and its tributaries… and the shores of the Pacific, during the years 1849-1864. Edited and condensed by Alfred Russell Wallace. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (217 x 134mm.), half-titles, 7 maps (4 folding), 30 plates, 2pp. advertisements at end of each volume, original green cloth, slipcase, scattered spotting, minor damage to top edge of lower cover, slightly rubbed, spines sunned
Provenance
David Bellamy, signed bookplate
Literature
Borba de Moraes p.830
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Richard Spruce (1817-1893), botanist, collected some seven thousand botanical specimens in the Amazon region, many hitherto unknown. In 1860 he found cinchona specimens in Ecuador suitable for raising in India for the production of quinine in order to alleviate malaria. Spruce's sound botanical judgement, accuracy and meticulous detail were widely recognised, the Royal Geographical Society electing him an honorary fellow in 1866. The Linnean Society delayed honouring him as an associate until the year of his death in 1893.