[Rarebooks] FS: Waterton's travels in S. & N. America from 1812-1824

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(TRAVEL) Waterton, Charles. WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA, THE NORTH-WEST OF 
THE UNITED STATES, AND THE ANTILLES, IN THE YEARS 1812, 1816, 1820 AND 1824. 
With Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, &c. for 
Cabinets of Natural History. London: Printed for J. Mawman. 1825. First edition. 4to. 
viii,326pp. Engraved frontispiece. Recent calf backstrip over cont. marbled 
boards, a bit rubbed,   orig. burgundy calf spine label laid down. Frontispiece 
& outer leaves foxed. Occasional light foxing in remainder of text.     
$350.00 (trade discount allowed)
This work contains an extensive report on the preparation and effectiveness 
of the South American Indian arrow poison curare.

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