The acclaimed Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was referred to by Charles Darwin as 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. Several of his works were in the library aboard the Beagle, including the multi-volume Personal Narrative of Travels, two books on geology and Tableaux de la nature (all reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Darwin's copy of this two-volume 1811 New York edition of Humboldt's Political Essay (originally published in French earlier that year) is inscribed ...
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The acclaimed Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was referred to by Charles Darwin as 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. Several of his works were in the library aboard the Beagle, including the multi-volume Personal Narrative of Travels, two books on geology and Tableaux de la nature (all reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Darwin's copy of this two-volume 1811 New York edition of Humboldt's Political Essay (originally published in French earlier that year) is inscribed 'Buenos Ayres', suggesting he acquired it there in 1832-3, without its accompanying atlas (forthcoming). Humboldt had spent a year in Mexico in 1803-4, and was struck by its 'civilization' as compared to regions of South America that he had visited earlier on his expedition. Volume 1 of his account contains a 'geographical introduction' and discussions of physical geography, agriculture, and the ethnic diversity, distribution and health of the population.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 354 p. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set , Volume 1. Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 382 p. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set , Volume 2. Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies ; Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain 2 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0394475569. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of this edition as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition with one minor flaw only: mild tanning to the pages, dustjacket is also in excellent condition, one inconspicuous tiny edge-tear is the only remarkable flaw, the original price (4.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The John Black Translation, Abridged. Humboldt's renowned and penetrating analysis of Mexican culture at the end of the colonial period is now, for the first time, made widely available in this concise and highly readable volume. Professor Dunn's introduction, which includes a biographical profile of Humboldt, discusses the text in the light of a critical survey of his views regarding the potentially crucial role of Mexico in the preservation of the Spanish empire"
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Fair. No Dust Jacket. Two volumes (complete). A Fair set in three-quarter brown leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Covers rubbed, quite heavily at the spines. The front cover of Volume II is detached but present. The paper has foxed/tanned heavily, but the text is legible throughout. Suitable for re-backing in the original covers, or re-binding if preferred. Also suitable as a reading copy for the quite gentle reader.
