1796, ISBN: 5fa073d3a960b88cb0f801293acac02c

London: James Knapton, 1699. First. hardcover. good. The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexions, & c. their Manners, Customs...With Remarkable Occurrences in the South Sea,… Plus…

London: James Knapton, 1699. First. hardcover. good. The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexions, & c. their Manners, Customs...With Remarkable Occurrences in the South Sea, and elsewhere. Folding map of Panama. 3 folding copperplates. [6], 224pp. + 12pp. index and 2pp of publisher's ads. Small 8vo, full paneled contemporary calf, spine worn and recased, front and back cover edges worn, one plate with a one inch tear in fold with no loss of text, page 99 chipped in right margin. London: James Knapton, 1699. First Edition<br/><br/> Author was a surgeon who joined other buccaneers on a voyage to Panama. They went inland and captured the town of Santa Maria. They then sailed the Pacific as far south as the Juan Fernandez Islands. On his return trip through Panama, Wafer was injured in a gunpowder accident. He spent several months with the Indians of Darien. During this time he treated the Indians' ailments. "...it (this work) is still an extremely interesting and valuable account of the people (Darien Indians) while they retained their primitive and savage freedom." Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. XX, p. 427. "This work contains one of the best accounts of the Isthmus of Panama, and the Native Indians." Hill, 1796. Sabin 100940. Field 1617; Cox II, 247. Internally, a bright, tight copy.<br/><br/>, James Knapton, 1699, 2.5<

1699, ISBN: 5fa073d3a960b88cb0f801293acac02c

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 38.5], [PU: James Knapton, London], MEDICAL, The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexions, & c. their Manners, Customs.With Remarkable Occurrences in… Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 38.5], [PU: James Knapton, London], MEDICAL, The Indian Inhabitants, their Features, Complexions, & c. their Manners, Customs.With Remarkable Occurrences in the South Sea, and elsewhere. Folding map of Panama. 3 folding copperplates. [6], 224pp. + 12pp. index and 2pp of publisher's ads. Small 8vo, full paneled contemporary calf, spine worn and recased, front and back cover edges worn, one plate with a one inch tear in fold with no loss of text, page 99 chipped in right margin. London: James Knapton, 1699. First Edition Author was a surgeon who joined other buccaneers on a voyage to Panama. They went inland and captured the town of Santa Maria. They then sailed the Pacific as far south as the Juan Fernandez Islands. On his return trip through Panama, Wafer was injured in a gunpowder accident. He spent several months with the Indians of Darien. During this time he treated the Indians' ailments. ".it (this work) is still an extremely interesting and valuable account of the people (Darien Indians) while they retained their primitive and savage freedom." Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. XX, p. 427. "This work contains one of the best accounts of the Isthmus of Panama, and the Native Indians." Hill, 1796. Sabin 100940. Field 1617; Cox II, 247. Internally, a bright, tight copy.<

1729, ISBN: 5fa073d3a960b88cb0f801293acac02c

London: James and John Knapton. Good with no dust jacket. 1729. Third Edition. Hardcover. The third edition, to which are added, the natural history of those parts, by a fellow of the ro… Plus…

London: James and John Knapton. Good with no dust jacket. 1729. Third Edition. Hardcover. The third edition, to which are added, the natural history of those parts, by a fellow of the royal society; and Davis's expedition to the Gold Mines, in 1702. Illustratated with several copper-plates. Later full calf, red label to spine. Blindstamp to title page of Theodore J. Hoover. Frontis foldout engraving, foldout map, two foldout illustrations. Small stain to edge. Pencilled notes on rear pastedown. Boards worn/frayed. First signature loose. Contains: frontis, title page, 263-463, 9 page index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall ., James and John Knapton, 1729, 2.5<