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Auction archive: Lot number 203

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$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$390
Auction archive: Lot number 203

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$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$390
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 & illustrations; folding charts and graphs, some color. 8¾x5¾, original cloth. 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: A touch of rubbing to joints and extremities, bookplates; near fine to fine, bright copies. Item number: 179008

Auction archive: Lot number 203
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 2007
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 & illustrations; folding charts and graphs, some color. 8¾x5¾, original cloth. 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: A touch of rubbing to joints and extremities, bookplates; near fine to fine, bright copies. Item number: 179008

Auction archive: Lot number 203
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 2007
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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