BRENCHLEY, Julius (1816-1873). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa Among the South Sea Islands in 1865 . London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873.
BRENCHLEY, Julius (1816-1873). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa Among the South Sea Islands in 1865 . London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. 8 o (255 x 185 mm). Partially colored folding map, 2 chromolithographed plates (one folding), 8 wood engravings, and 50 engraved natural history plates (40 hand-colored). Original green cloth, gilt-decorated with a vignette of a canoe on front cover, spine gilt (joint starting, some wear at spine ends and corners). Provenance : Mr. James Clifford (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Under command of Sir William Wiseman, the Curaçoa sailed from Sydney to the archipelagoes of the western Pacific making stops at Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. The voyage is especially notable for the important natural history data collected. Ferguson 7376; Hill 181.
BRENCHLEY, Julius (1816-1873). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa Among the South Sea Islands in 1865 . London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873.
BRENCHLEY, Julius (1816-1873). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa Among the South Sea Islands in 1865 . London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. 8 o (255 x 185 mm). Partially colored folding map, 2 chromolithographed plates (one folding), 8 wood engravings, and 50 engraved natural history plates (40 hand-colored). Original green cloth, gilt-decorated with a vignette of a canoe on front cover, spine gilt (joint starting, some wear at spine ends and corners). Provenance : Mr. James Clifford (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Under command of Sir William Wiseman, the Curaçoa sailed from Sydney to the archipelagoes of the western Pacific making stops at Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. The voyage is especially notable for the important natural history data collected. Ferguson 7376; Hill 181.
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