1910 Unexplored Spain

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

Smartly bound in half morocco with brown cloth boards.

First edition.

Illustrated with 209 illustrations by Joseph Crawhall, E. Caldwell, and Abel Chapman, and from photographs, including 32 monochrome plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. 

A lovely copy of this work by naturalists Abel Chapman and Walter J. Buck, documenting their travels and field observations across remote regions of Spain, with vivid descriptions of the country’s landscapes, wildlife, and rural life, particularly in Andalusia and the Sierra Morena, blending natural history with travel narrative.

Abel Chapman (1851-1929) and Walter J. Buck (1849-1917) were British sportsmen, conservationists, and authors known for their detailed studies of wildlife and hunting in Africa and Europe, with Chapman notable for having contributed in saving the Spanish Ibex from extinction.