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Auction archive: Lot number 315

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

Estimate
US$150 - US$250
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n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 315

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

Estimate
US$150 - US$250
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Title: 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 Author: Thomson, Sir C. Wyville Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1878 Description: 2 volumes. xx, [17]-391; 340 + 4 ad pp. Wood engraved plates and illustrations; folding charts and graphs, some color. (8vo), original green cloth, rebacked with original spine cloth retained. First American Edition. The Challenger voyage around the world over several years was one of the most important scientific expeditions of the nineteenth century. Thomson led the team of scientists on this expedition and here produces the results from the Atlantic portion of the voyage. (Spence 1197). Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to cloth, hinges repaired; very good. Item number: 234646

Auction archive: Lot number 315
Auction:
Datum:
11 Apr 2013
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: 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 Author: Thomson, Sir C. Wyville Place: New York Publisher: Harper & Brothers Date: 1878 Description: 2 volumes. xx, [17]-391; 340 + 4 ad pp. Wood engraved plates and illustrations; folding charts and graphs, some color. (8vo), original green cloth, rebacked with original spine cloth retained. First American Edition. The Challenger voyage around the world over several years was one of the most important scientific expeditions of the nineteenth century. Thomson led the team of scientists on this expedition and here produces the results from the Atlantic portion of the voyage. (Spence 1197). Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to cloth, hinges repaired; very good. Item number: 234646

Auction archive: Lot number 315
Auction:
Datum:
11 Apr 2013
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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