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Beebe, William

The Arcturus Adventure; an Account of the New York Zoological Society's First Oceanographic Expedition

1926

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1926
Place of printing
New York and London. G. P. Putnam's Sons
Author
Beebe, William
Edition
First edition, first printing.
Keyword
Travel - General Naturalists Travels
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xix, 439 pp, colored frontis, 8 color plates, plus 69 other illus, pictorial endpapers. original cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, top edge gilted, very slight shelf wear, fine and clean copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Bera XI. A well-produced & well-illustrated description of this expedition, which has become a classic of oceanographic exploration. It covered over 13,600 miles touching at Norfolk, Bermuda, Panama, Cocos Island and the Galapagos. It investigated the Sargasso Sea and the Humboldt Current and collected numerous natural history objects. The book includes the detailed ship's log and an appendix on the fauna of Osborn Island with a list of birds.
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