Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs - Volume I [SIGNED]
by Murray, Sir John / Pullar, Laurence - Conducted Under the Direction of, During the Years 1897 to 1909
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Good ++ to Very Good
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Challenger Office, 1910 INSCRIBED "Prof R. A. Daly / From / Sir John Murray / 29th March 1911" on the half title page. Volume I only [of 6 volumes]. lviii, 785pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in original 3/4 leather and cloth, with binding and hinges tight. Includes 15 plates, 2 folding maps [in fine condition], and numerous other illustrations and maps. Four raised bands on spine, with small chip to upper spine edge, front gutter starting. Includes the signature of A. M. Stuart [Prof. Alastair M. Stuart, Dept. of Zoology, UMASS, Amherst, Massachusetts].
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- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
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- Title
- Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs - Volume I [SIGNED]
- Author
- Murray, Sir John / Pullar, Laurence - Conducted Under the Direction of, During the Years 1897 to 1909
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good ++ to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Challenger Office
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Bathymetrical Survey Scottish Fresh Water Lochs Signed Lakes Biology Plankton Islands Scotland Limnological Geology Geological
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- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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