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[Travel, Exploration] The Sea and Its Living Wonders a Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Maritime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

[Travel, Exploration] The Sea and Its Living Wonders a Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Maritime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

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[Travel, Exploration] The Sea and Its Living Wonders a Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Maritime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by Hartwig, Dr. G

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London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. Fourth edition; Enlarged and Improved. Near Fine in Half-leather. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Early half red morocco with five spine bands with gilt titles and decoration to marbled boards with matching endpages by W. Worsfold, London with numerous Woodcuts and Chromoxylographic Plates, folded color map; Top edge gilt, 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; xv, 518 pages with an index and 8 unnumbered plates. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with corner rubs.

Provenance: Helen Gould Shepard (with her bookplate). A beautifully illustrated and finely bound scientific and historical study of the Marine regions. Written with the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form'.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
[Travel, Exploration] The Sea and Its Living Wonders a Popular Account of the Marvels of the Deep and of the Progress of Maritime Discovery from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
Author
Hartwig, Dr. G
Format/Binding
Near Fine in Half-leather
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket As Issued
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Fourth edition; Enlarged and Improved
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1873
Keywords
Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Zoology

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