New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw. 2 vols.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

London: Sampson Low ... 1880. Royal thick 8vo. Later illust. half calf with orig. spine strips (marked and faded). Spines uniformly gilt titled and illust (slightly marked). Complete with numerous full-page plates 4 of which depict beautifully coloured New Guinea birds text-illusts. portr. and fold. map. New endpapers. Fold. map at end of Vol. II torn. Previous owners stamp on front free endpaper of Vol. I. Light foxing on prelim. pages of Vol. I and last few pages of Vol. II. Some light foxing sporadically throughout not affecting plates. 1st edition. Scarce.