Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009
ISBN 10: 143829073X ISBN 13: 9781438290737
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: As New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.
Verlag: NuVision Publications, LLC, 2007
ISBN 10: 1595478531 ISBN 13: 9781595478535
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: As New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (edition ), 2015
ISBN 10: 1519519524 ISBN 13: 9781519519528
Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
Verlag: Stackpole Books, 1994
ISBN 10: 0811725693 ISBN 13: 9780811725699
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: Alpha Edition, 2024
ISBN 10: 9357935126 ISBN 13: 9789357935128
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2017
ISBN 10: 0486813681 ISBN 13: 9780486813684
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013
ISBN 10: 1492167754 ISBN 13: 9781492167754
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Through the Brazilian Wilderness This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: Aegypan (edition ), 2006
ISBN 10: 1598185616 ISBN 13: 9781598185614
Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.
Verlag: TREDITION CLASSICS, 2011
ISBN 10: 3842449801 ISBN 13: 9783842449800
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cover and edges shows wear. Former owner's name on front page and marking on inside front cover. Pages are clean and intact.
Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (natural history, wilderness, brazil) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Spine faded, rubbing at edges. General shelf/age wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
Verlag: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Independ Pub Grp Okt 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 8027334535 ISBN 13: 9788027334537
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is an account of a zoo-geographic reconnaissance through the Brazilian hinterland. In 1914 Theodore Roosevelt with his son, Kermit and Colonel Rondon traveled to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. In the body of this book Roosevelt describes how the scope of the expedition was enlarged, and how it was given a geographic as well as a zoological character. The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition had experienced great adventures and dangers during its quest including men loss, attacks of cannibalistic tribes and flesh-eating bacteria. Discover the incredible adventures of the ex-president and his crew in one of the most exciting and unexplored parts of the Earth! Contents: - Start of the Mission - Up the Paraguay - A Jaguar-hunt on the Taquary - The Headwaters of the Paraguay - Up the River of Tapirs - Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil - With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land - The River of Doubt - Down an Unknown River Into the Equatorial Forest - To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition - The Work of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South America - The Outfit for Travelling in the South American Wilderness - Letter of May 1 to General Lauro Muller.
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1015441130 ISBN 13: 9781015441132
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Alan Rodgers Books LLC Sep 2006, 2006
ISBN 10: 1598181920 ISBN 13: 9781598181920
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the age of fifty-five, former president Theodore Roosevelt took part in an expedition to the far reaches of the Amazon. Mind you, in time and context this was an extraordinary thing; at this point in history, you'd need to make an expedition into space to get as far away from workaday life as Roosevelt's party went. This book is Roosevelt's journal during the expedition into the unknown in the name of science -- an expedition into very real and very mortal peril. . . .
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1015436137 ISBN 13: 9781015436138
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Ross & Perry Mär 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1931839565 ISBN 13: 9781931839563
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1914
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. First Edition. Small Quarto, xiv, 383 pages. In Good minus condition. Boards protected with a mylar covering. Bound in the publisher's dark sage green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including some scuffs/scratches, faint sunning to the spine and slight edge wear. Gilt illustration to the front. Cocked spine. Text block shows moderate age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. Cracked hinges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Chipped tissue guard. Mild age toning and foxing interiorly. Illustrated. Some uncut pages. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1385016. FP New Rockville Stock.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fading to spine, some shelf wear. Some chipping at spine edges. Pages clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding sturdy.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1914
Anbieter: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
First Edition. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. xiv, [2], 383 pp. with color fold-out map at back. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's brown cloth, gilt stamped cover with gilt wings on upper covers. Spine and boards faded. Early gift inscription. Good plus Illustrated with photographs and drawings. xiv, [2], 383 pp. with color fold-out map at back. 1 vols. Thick 8vo.
Verlag: London: John Murray, 1914
Anbieter: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, Vereinigtes Königreich
First UK edition, 8vo, (xvi), 374 pp. Frontispiece and 48 plates plus two maps - one folding, later owner's inscription to fly leaf. Original cloth, spine faded.
Verlag: London: John Murray,, 1904
Anbieter: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. First British edition, unopened, 8vo pp. (i-vi), vii-xiv, (2), 1-374, appendices, index, 2 maps one folding, numerous photo plates. Original gilt and black lettered and black pictorial green cloth, top edges green, other edges untrimmed and unopened. Near fine clean bright copy, very slight wear, corners bumped. Sheets and plates clean, unmarked, complete. Printed bookplate 4 x5 inches now loose with paste action on the front free endpaper. No owner written or stamped names or inscriptions. (Some of the pictures show shadows in the lower margins--they are not stains or defects). H10915 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 2 to 5 days of cleared payment. The estimated shipping times and estimated arrival dates given in the listing are not provided by us and are usually wrong or very misleading. We do not pay for any foreign taxes or customs duties and have no information about them. These are the responsibility of the buyer. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Verlag: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914, 1914
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
First edition, first printing, rarely encountered in the dust jacket. Roosevelt's "zoogeographic reconnaissance" sought to discover if the Rio da Dúvida ("River of Doubt") flowed into the Amazon. The party successfully explored some of the most dangerous territories of Amazonia and the river was renamed Rio Roosevelt in his honour. The expedition (1913-14) was jointly led by Roosevelt and the Brazilian explorer Colonel Cândido Rondon (1865-1958), who had discovered the headwaters of Rio da Dúvida in 1909. Roosevelt undertook it after his defeat in the 1912 election, and it "appealed immediately to Roosevelt's spirit of adventure even if it was fraught with danger" (Howgego). After nearly two months and 1,000 miles, the expedition proved that the river did flow into the Amazon. The expedition was sponsored in part by the American Museum of Natural History, who were rewarded with a collection of 2,500 birds, 500 mammals, and several reptiles. Of the 19 members, only 16 returned: one drowned, another was murdered and buried at the scene, and the perpetrator was left behind in the jungle. Roosevelt suffered from a badly ulcerated leg and a heart condition, fever and dysentery afflicted the party, and his son Kermit was struck by a severe fever. The book gives a romanticized account and was popular, furthering Roosevelt's image as an adventurer and man-of-action. Cole & Vail A41; Howgego IV R31. Large octavo. Original purple cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With dust jacket. Photogravure frontispiece and 48 half-tone plates, 2 maps (one folding). A little sunned, light wear at foot of front cover, light foxing, some preliminary and index leaves unopened (a few opened a little roughly); jacket with slight loss at foot of spine (affecting imprint), slight creases where formerly inserted into the book (yet in a very clean state as a result), very light rubbing at extremities: a very good copy in very good jacket.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914
Anbieter: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, Vereinigtes Königreich
FIRST EDITION. Slightly toned but a good copy; pp. xiv, [2], 383, frontispiece, plates, three maps (one folding); untrimmed in full publisher's brown cloth, lettered gold; spine sunned but a good copy; book label at front flyleaf. The account of Roosevelt's expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition, co-named after its leader, Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon. The expedition was intended to discover if the Rio da Dúvida ('River of Doubt'), flowed into the Amazon. During the expedition Roosevelt lost 23 kilos, and felt the effects of the bullet which remained lodged in his chest following the 1912 attempt on his life. He then suffered a leg wound which festered and gave him tropical fever. He planned to commit suicide in order to preserve the expedition, but after entreaties by his son was convinced to continue. Ultimately the expedition was successful and the river was renamed Rio Roosevelt, sometimes Rio Teodoro, in his honour.