BATES, Henry Walter, The Naturalist on the River Amazons. A Record of the Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator, During Eleven Years of Travel. 1st edition, 2 vols 1863. Folding map and 9 plates. Contemporary half calf with recent slipcase. The book is a major contribution to the knowledge and literature of Amazonia and is now regarded as a classic. With a copy of the third edition, 1875 in 1 volume, spine defective (3)