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Smith, W. Ramsay

In Southern Seas, Wanderings of a Naturalist

1924

118.44 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1924
Place of printing
London. John Murray
Author
Smith, W. Ramsay
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Signed
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xviii, 297, {iv, ads] pp, 2 maps, 30 illustrations on 16 plates from photos, index. original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, a little faded and rubbed, endpaper bookplate, very good, with the signature of the author on verso of the half title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a doctor and member of the Royal Society, travelled extensively in the south Pacific, east of Australia, and provides much detail on New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the aborigines of Australia. He provides two chapters on how he made the pictures used in the book and the difficulties a photographer had at that time. Taylor 414.