THE VOYAGE OF THE "CHALLENGER": THE ATLANTIC. A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL RESULTS OF THE EXPLORING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. "CHALLENGER" DURING THE YEAR 1873 AND THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR 1876. IN TWO VOLUMES
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. Octavos, [2], xx, 17-391 pp with plates (Vol. 1); iii-vii, 9-340 pp with plates (Vol. 2). Good; bound in green cloth with gold titling to spine, very slight marks to covers and minor shelf wear to edges and corners; boards to Vol. 1 shaken, front hinge compromised, bindings else tight; text blocks age-toned; minor foxing to pages; 14 plates, including 7 folding plates, present and intact as indicated in Vol. 1; 28 plates, including 5 folding plates, present and intact as indicated in Vol. 2; previous owner name on both ffeps "Personal Property of Lt. E. R. Fenimore Johnson;" ex-library copies with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages, spine label, and call number written in pencil.
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