Wanderings in South America the North-West of the United States and the Antilles in the Years 1812 1816 1820 & 1824 with Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds &c. for Cabinets of Natural History.

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London: B. Fellowes 1839. Sm. 8vo. Orig. dec. cloth (rubbed and hinges cracked). Spine gilt (dulled). (iv 308pp.). With frontispiece (foxed). Uncut. Previous owner's name in pencil on title-page. NOTE: Waterton's account of his four journeys largely through the wilds of Demerara Brazil and Guyana provides varied and valuable descriptions of tropical birds animals and Indian tribes.