Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger," Being an Account of Various Observations Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" Round the World, in the Years 1872-1876 [.]

Published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1879

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Endpapers replaced a little untidily. 1/4" deep chips along tail of spine. Several 1/4" chips at head of spine. Small loss of cloth at edges of corners of boards. Moderate bubbling to cloth on spine and front board. Occasional foxing. Binding a little shaky.; xvi, 620 pages + colour frontis + 1 colour plate + 1 colour folding map + b&w in-text illustrations. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and black border on front board. Page dimensions: 221 x 144mm. Contents: Teneriffe, St. Thomas, Bermuda; Azores, Madeira, Cape Verdes; St. Paul's Rocks and Fernando Do Norhona; Bahia; Tristan Da Cunha, Inaccessible Island; Nightingale Island; Cape of Good Hope; Prince Edward Island, The Crozet Islands; Kerguelen's Land; Heard Island; Amongst the Southern Ice; Victoria, New South Wales; New Zealand, The Friendly Islands, Matuku Island; Fiji Islands; New Hebrides, Cape York, Torres Straits; Aru, Ke, Banda, Amboina, Ternate; The Philippine Islands; China, New Guinea; The Admiralty Islands; Japan, The Sandwich Islands; Tahiti, Juan Fernandez; Chile, Magellan's Straits, Falkland Islands, Ascensions; Life on the Ocean Surface and in the Deep Sea. Zoology and Botany of the Ship. Conclusion.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

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Title
Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger," Being an Account of Various Observations Made During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" Round the World, in the Years 1872-1876 [.]
Author
Moseley, H. N.
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., London
Publication year
1879
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.

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