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Lowe, Percy R.

A Naturalist on Desert Islands

1911

57.34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1911
Place of printing
London, New York. Witherby & Co., Charles Scribner's Sons
Author
Lowe, Percy R.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies Naturalists Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, 300, [i, publisher's ads] pp, frontis and numerous plates from photos, other illustrations from drawings, 3 maps including 2 in color (one folding), index. original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering and vignette, small spot on front cover, else near fine, interior quite clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Based on yachting travels in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico over six consecutive winters, the author describes his experiences and adventures on several islands, including Swan, Blanquilla, the Hermanos islands belonging to Honduras and Venezuela, with much on coral, birds, fish, plants, animal life in water and on land, hidden treasure and on the people he met.
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