Book Description: Charles Waterton, Wanderings in South America. The North-West of the United States and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. Subtitled: With Original Instructions for the perfect preservation of Birds, etc. for Cabinets of Natural History—Including a Memoir of the Author by Norman Moore, M. D., with Illustrations and a Brief Introduction by Charles Livingston Bull.” New York: Sturgis and Walton, 1909, 338 pages. 5 ¾” x 8 ¼”. Black title on dark green boards. Illustrations in color. Tight binding and clean pages. Cracking to rear hinge.Over all in very good condition. This is a modern first edition of a work originally published in 1825. Charles Waterton (1782-1865) was a naturalist and taxidermist. His family-owned plantations in Demerara, and he travelled widely in South America and the Caribbean. His background and expertise make this work an athoratative account. Wonderful modern illustrations.