[Rarebooks] FS: "Travels in the Interior of Brazil" by gem merchant, John Mawe. London: 1812

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(TRAVEL) Mawe, John. TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRAZIL, Particularly in the Gold and Diamond Districts... Including a Voyage to the Rio de la Plata and a Historical Sketch of the Revolution of Buenos Aires. Illustrated with Engravings. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. 1812. First edition. lg. 4to. viii,366,(2)pp. Illustrated with the 9 plates (including 1 map, and 1 hand-colored) listed on the "Directions to the Binder." This copy with 1 added plate at p. 79, not called for. 20th century brown morocco over brown linen, top of spine a bit rubbed, but quite nice. The frontispiece is moderately foxed, and the other plates also with some foxing.    $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
Abbey Travel 709. Sinkankas GEMOLOGY #4270, noting that Mawe was a gem merchant and the important value of this book for information on Brazilian diamond, topaz, and gold mining. He also notes, "Most copies are moderately to severely foxed."

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