Life of Alexander von Humboldt. Compiled by J. Lowenberg, Robert Ave-Lallemant, and Alfred Dove; Edited by Professor Karl Bruhns; Translated from the German by Jane and Caroline Lassell.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873.
2 vols, 8vo, xxiii, 412; vii, 446 pp. Engraved portrait frontispieces and one further portrait plate in vol. 2. Half red polished calf, marbled boards and edges, gilt-panelled backstrips (slightly faded), green labels. A very good set, with Humboldt's card and a modern postage stamp in vol. 1. Bookplate of William E. Stuart in each volume.
§ First edition in English, translated by the daughters of the eminent astronomer William Lassell. The Life was compiled by Bruhns and others to commemorate the centenary of Humboldt's birth and first published in German in 1872. The contributors drew heavily on Humboldt's own letters and the reminiscences of his acquaintances to create a detailed and affectionate account of the life of the extraordinary explorer-naturalist. Item #126651
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