Lot 42
J. Büttikofer, Reisebilder aus Liberia. 2 Vol. Leiden 1890.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
42
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Johann Büttikofer
Büttikofer, Johann: Reisebilder aus Liberia. Resultate geographischer, naturwissenschaftlicher und ethnographischer Untersuchungen während der Jahre 1879-1882 und 1886-1887. 2 Vol. Leiden: E. J. Brill 1890. 23,1 x 16 cm. With 5 maps, 32 plates (some in colour), 2 fold-out plates, 136 illustrations in the text, 2 leaves, XV pp., 440 pp.; VIII pp., 510 pp. Original brown linen binding with gold-stamped titles, spine titles and rear cover vignettes. Cover illustrations in black.
(1 spine joint torn, 1 spine joint brittle, covers rubbed. Binding loose, plates discoloured.)
Kainbacher 77; Henze I, 435. – Without the folded colour map. Büttikofer was an explorer of Africa and Borneo. He travelled to Liberia twice, from 1879 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1887. Handwritten ownership inscriptions on the endpapers.
(1 spine joint torn, 1 spine joint brittle, covers rubbed. Binding loose, plates discoloured.)
Kainbacher 77; Henze I, 435. – Without the folded colour map. Büttikofer was an explorer of Africa and Borneo. He travelled to Liberia twice, from 1879 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1887. Handwritten ownership inscriptions on the endpapers.