The French scientific expedition that set off for Peru in 1735 did not have much luck. Five of its members died or went insane before their seven years' work was completed, but Jean Godin, the youngest member of the team, fell in love with and married a local girl - Isabela, the daughter of the local Spanish governor. After a few years, Godin crossed the Andes and travelled the Amazon to test whether it was a route suitable for his family. Unfortunately, having safely reached Cayenne in French Guiana, he discovered the ...
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The French scientific expedition that set off for Peru in 1735 did not have much luck. Five of its members died or went insane before their seven years' work was completed, but Jean Godin, the youngest member of the team, fell in love with and married a local girl - Isabela, the daughter of the local Spanish governor. After a few years, Godin crossed the Andes and travelled the Amazon to test whether it was a route suitable for his family. Unfortunately, having safely reached Cayenne in French Guiana, he discovered the political situation prevented his return: neither the Spanish nor the Portuguese would allow his passage back upriver. After almost 20 years, during which Jean waited on in Guiana, the King of Portugal sent a boat to retrieve the family. Isabela at last set off with her children, her brothers and her servants, over the Andes and down the Amazon, but the journey was to prove worse than the waiting. Smallpox, starvation, the torrential river and the horrors of the jungle beset the travellers. Some drowned, some ran away, others died of hunger. In the end, Isabela alone survived of the 42 who set off - she was found wandering in the jungle sick and half-crazed.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Constable, 2003. First UK edition-first printing. Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the cover) with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w maps. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.197pp including index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 197pp. Audience: General/trade. Unread, excellent condition other than slight shelfwear and rubbing to dust jacket edges.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0786710489. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, a small publisher's remainder mark on the bottom edge is the only flaw to this beautiful copy, the dustjacket is flawless, the original price is present, and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The incredible story of an eighteenth-century noblewoman's journey down the mighty Amaxon River-her courage, her survival, her undying love"
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. pp.197 with index. The incredible story of an eighteenth century noblewoman's journey down the Amazon River. clean tight copy black line top edge near spine with slight wear to top spine Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
