Waikna; or, Adventures on the Mosquito Shore.
1855. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855.
8vo, 366 pp., illustrated throughout. Original green cloth, ex-library copy with bookplate and edges stamped "ship's library". A bit worn and soiled, tear to last leaf without loss, a solid reading copy.
§ First edition. Description of travel to Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras). Appendix at end of text has chapters on history of area as well as information about mosquitos. Item #123764
Price: $100.00
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