Lower Amazon by Lange Algot (52 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice book with bright covers and spine. Still square but binding a little shaken, front hinge starting but holding strong. Previous owner's address sticker on front pastedown, else interior is clean and unmarked. 109 photographic illustrations and 6 maps, one is a large fold-out map in rear. Beware the modern reprints, the illustrations are inferior reproductions and they do not have the fold-out.…

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1914. South America, Native Americans, exploration. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Ex-library fair to poor cloth, shjaken binding, some pages are free but present, 468p. Plus fold out map. Blue cloth with gold letter and alligator on front. As is.

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First edition. 12mo. [xxv], 468 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Maps. Cloth binding, gilt embossed lettering & cover design, hinges giving, else very good copy. (82040). Introduction by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with gilt title to front and spine, gilt crocodile on the cover, plastic protection, excellent condition. Illus. collated. G.P. Putnam's sons, New York and London, 1914. Book describes the journey on the Lower Amazon, in the State of Para in Brazil.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Explore the majestic landscapes and exotic wildlife of the Lower Amazon with this fascinating guide. The author takes readers on a journey that starts in Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon, and ends in the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, readers will encounter remote villages, encounter rare species of animals, and witness the beauty of the rainforest. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves adventure and wants to experience the Amazon like never before.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. Ex-library, average wear, bumps and fraying, pages yellowed with smudges and various minor blemishes, binding cracked at front and back though still serviceable, numerous plates, folding map.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Explore the majestic landscapes and exotic wildlife of the Lower Amazon with this fascinating guide. The author takes readers on a journey that starts in Manaus, the gateway to the Amazon, and ends in the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, readers will encounter remote villages, encounter rare species of animals, and witness the beauty of the rainforest. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves adventure and wants to experience the Amazon like never before.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. 8vo, 468 pp., b/w plates, illus. Covers dull, sunned, with some fraying at heel of spine, wear at corners, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting, stain to rear board, page edges tanned and dusty.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt decorative titling to front and spine and a gilt crocodile on front - book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out, other than missing title page and some minor rubbing to edges of front boards. Nice fold-out map in back is Near Fine, same with tissue guarded frontispiece. Generally a typical 19th century/early 20th adventure travelogue but includes chapters on Amazonian Timbers; Government, Amazonian Folk-lore; Vocabulary of hte Ararandeuaras of the Moju River; a list of Botanical names; etc. etc. Introduction, by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. Contains 109 illustrations and 6 maps, including the fold-out. From the introduction: "The Tocantins River is a very large stream generally rated as a part of the Amazon system but actually an independent river. It does not join the Amazon at all, though at its mouth their waters are mingled, the Amazon sending, through channels behind Marajo Island, a portion, a small portion, of its volume to the sea by what is called the Para River, which is, in reality, the mouth of the Tocantins. Between this estuary, or river, of Para and the true mouth of the Amazon far to the north, lies the island called Marajo, somewhat larger than Jamaica, occupied in prehistoric times by an Amerindian tribe which, vanishing, left, to mark their former presence, a quantity of pottery of an excellence of design and ornament which indicates that here was a centre of advanced Amerindian culture. In the Appendix, Mr. Lange gives a large number of words he obtained, which, with his photographs and his descriptions, make a valuable contribution to the ethnology of the district. . .".…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicling the travels and observations of the author during an expedition through the Lower Amazon region of Brazil. The author provides accounts of the people, geography, and natural history encountered along the journey, with particular attention paid to the rubber industry, working conditions, and the environmental impact of rubber extraction. This book offers a captivating glimpse into the challenges and opportunities present in the Amazon region, serving as a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of nature and human endeavor in South America. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 588 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

LANGE, Algot. The Lower Amazon: A Narrative of Explorations in the Little Known Regions of the State of Para, on the Lower Amazon, with a Record of Archaological Excavations on Marajo Island at the Mouth of the Amazon River, and Observations on the General Resources of the Country. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. 1st ed. xv,468pp. Frontis., plates, map, large folding map. Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth, T.e.g. Very good or better. …

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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A beautifully illustrated example of the first edition of Algot Lange's discussion of his travels and excavations in Para - a state in northern Brazil - in the early 1900s. The first edition.Illustrated with a folding map to the rear, a frontispiece, and 114 photographic images and maps on plates. Collated, complete.With an introduction from Frederick S Dellenbaugh.Algot Lance offers an account of his travels through Para in the lower Amazon, discussing the archaeological excavations in the region, the mouth of the Amazon, and the 'general resources of the country'.With the bookplate of Joseph Sinclair Carolin to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with back strip age toned, and light shelf wear to back strip tail. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

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