Travel
BURTON, Richard Francis.
The Highlands of Brazil.
Tinsley, London 1869. First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, xii, 443; viii, 478pp., 2 frontispieces, vignette titles, folding map (neat repair to tear at fold), later blue half morocco gilt for H. Sotheran, Strand (pre-1930), marbled sides and edges, armorial bookplate, an excellent copy.
A classic work describing Burton's journey from Rio to Minas via Tres Barras, River Velhas, Penedo and Paulo Afonso Falls. Burton was in Brazil from 1865 to 1869, serving as consul in Santos. Penzer p78; Borba de Moraes, I, 119; Casada 33.
Price: £ 1500
US Dollar Price: $ 2180
Stock Number: 74630