Westward from Rio with 100 Block Prints ( Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Bolivia to Peru to the Pacific Ocean )(inc. Itatiaya, Matto Grosso, Yerba Mate and Jungle River, San Ignacio, the Parana, The Altiplano, Potosi, Cuzco, Lima, etc)

Bowman, Heath ( Frederick ) with Stirling Dickinson

Published by Chicago, Il / N.Y./ New York: Willett, Clark & Company, 1936, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY / Chicago, Illinois, 1936

About this Item

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a wee bit of very light rubbing to edges, bit of age toning to the paper and edges of the text block as well as the spine of the book, non-authorial gift inscription on the dedication page (dated Christmas 1936 ) a tight square tidy copy ---in an attractive Good to Very Good price clipped dustjacket, light edge wear and rubbing with some small chips and short tears, 351 pages, b&w wood cut illustrations, ---contents include: BRAZIL - GREEN TROPICS and RED EARTH: Rio de Janeiro; Itatiaya the Shepherd's Country; West to the Frontier; Matto Grosso, the Cattle Fazenda / TRANSITION - BROWN RIVER and WHITE CASCADES: "Espere, Senhores"; Yerba mate and Jungle River; Iguassu; San Ignacio, a Jesuit State; Down the Parana / BOLIVIA - YELLOW MOUNTAINS and BLUE SKY: Ascent to the Andes; The Altiplano, Hiking; Potosi, Silver and Tin; Sucre, Tales of the Chaco; Mule Trip; Llama Trail to Cochabamba; Flight to the Tropics; Trinidad, Headwaters of the Amazon; La Paz / PERU - GREY STONES and GREEN VALLETS: Tiahuanaco, Legends and Balsas; Lake Titicaca, Flutes and Pipes; Cuzco; Vilcanota, Sacred Valley of the Incas; The Padre talks; Lima; Huancayo, Indian market, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)------ ( Please note: This nearly 100 year old travelogue employs some usage of terms and deragotory slang that is not deemed approriate today ----) Size: 6.25w x 9.25h Inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Westward from Rio with 100 Block Prints ( Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Bolivia to Peru to the Pacific Ocean )(inc. Itatiaya, Matto Grosso, Yerba Mate and Jungle River, San Ignacio, the Parana, The Altiplano, Potosi, Cuzco, Lima, etc)
• Publisher: Chicago, Il / N.Y./ New York: Willett, Clark & Company, 1936, 1st Edition, First Printing, New York, NY / Chicago, Illinois
• Publication Date: 1936
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Stirling Dickinson
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Not Signed
• Book Type: Price Clipped Jacket
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