Joseph Bechtinger - Ein Jahr auf den Sandwich-Inseln - 1869

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This first edition from 1869 by Joseph Bechtinger presents a detailed Hawaii voyage report with folding map and multiple plates, appealing to serious history buyers.

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Joseph Bechtinger - Ein Jahr auf den Sandwich-Inseln. (Hawaiische Inseln.) Land, Leute, Sitte und Gebräuche, Import, Export, mit Berücksichtigung der klimatischen Verhältnisse, vorkommenden Krankheiten etc. - Wien, self-published, 1869. - Contemporary wrappers. With 1 full-page wood-engraving, 7 plates (showing 14 numbered wood-engravings with captions), 3 woodcuts in-text, 1 tinted lithographic folding map. (8), 202, (4) p.

Condition: Poor. Binding worn, slight restorations made to spine, some quires and pages loosening, paper slightly frayed in margin, browning/ foxing as usual. Otherwise internally mostly in good condition.

* Rare first and only edition of a report about a visit to the Hawaiian islands in 1868 by the German physician Joseph Bechtinger.

Joseph Bechtinger - Ein Jahr auf den Sandwich-Inseln. (Hawaiische Inseln.) Land, Leute, Sitte und Gebräuche, Import, Export, mit Berücksichtigung der klimatischen Verhältnisse, vorkommenden Krankheiten etc. - Wien, self-published, 1869. - Contemporary wrappers. With 1 full-page wood-engraving, 7 plates (showing 14 numbered wood-engravings with captions), 3 woodcuts in-text, 1 tinted lithographic folding map. (8), 202, (4) p.

Condition: Poor. Binding worn, slight restorations made to spine, some quires and pages loosening, paper slightly frayed in margin, browning/ foxing as usual. Otherwise internally mostly in good condition.

* Rare first and only edition of a report about a visit to the Hawaiian islands in 1868 by the German physician Joseph Bechtinger.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Travels
Book Title
Ein Jahr auf den Sandwich-Inseln
Author/ Illustrator
Joseph Bechtinger
Condition
Poor
Publication year oldest item
1869
Edition
1st Edition
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
200
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