WAIKNA; or, Adventures on the Mosquito Shore

New York : Harper & Brothers , 1855. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Brown blind stamped cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and design to spine. Yellow end papers with small bookseller label to front paste down and tidy prior owner name to top of front end page. Very Good Plus, modest spotting to rear board, spine ends with a touch of rubbing. "With Sixty Illustrations." Map is fine. Ephraim George Squier (June 17, 1821 - April 17, 1888) was a noted archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor. His description of travel to Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) includes chapters on history of area as well as information about mosquitos and has a Brief Vocabulary of the Mosquito Indians at pp. 366-369. A quite handsome copy..