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Nicoll, M. J., Introduction By Earl Of Crawford

Three Voyages of a Naturalist, being an Account of Many Little-known Islands in Three Oceans Visited by the 'Valhalla' R. Y. S.

1908

90,24 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1908
Lieu d'édition
London. Witherby & Co.
Auteur
Nicoll, M. J., Introduction By Earl Of Crawford
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - General Naturalists Travels Ornithology
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxvi, 246 pp, frontis, numerous illustrations from photos on plates, 4 maps, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, edges lightly rubbed, slightly foxed on half-title page, else a clean, near fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his travels to various islands including islands around Africa (Tristan da Cunha, Dassen Island, Glorioso, Assumption, Aldabra, Sechelle Islands), in the West Indies (Martinique, Cayman) and in the Pacific (Punta Arenas, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, Society Islands, Samoa, etc), to obtain birds and animals for the British Museum. He provides good descriptions of the natural history and vegetation of many, at the time, rarely visited islands. Wood 492. Ripley 209.