Thhuxley's Diary Of the Voyage Of Hms Rattlesnake

New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1936. Hardcover. Very good. Huxley served as assistant surgeon and naturalist aboard the Rattlesnake (1845-50) which made cruises from Australia to Louisiade Archipelago, New Guinea and Cape York. This journal covered his experience that led to his contributions to promoting evolutionary theory with Darwin & Wallace. 8vo, 301pp,many plates throughout. Orig. black cloth &… Ler mais sobre este item

Chatto And Windus, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. No Edition Remarks. 372 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Folding map to rear. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Small splits to upper joints… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Chatto and Windus, 1935. 371 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Colour frontispiece. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Darkened and scuffed on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges with a small tear on the head of the spine. 1ST UK EDITION. VG/- -.… Ler mais sobre este item