Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers ... Part IV. Actinaria (cover title). [Salem: Essex Institute, 1869.] With 4 lithographed plates (of 5?). 8vo. Library cloth, original front wrap bound in. Lacking some text and possibly illustrations; sold as is. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front wrap: "Mr Edmunston from the author / This contains descriptions of most of the Hawaiian corals" (inscription in pencil and faded) also signed and inscribed again, dated 1925, within the text. This is a very rare Hawaiian natural history imprint—not in Forbes. Although incomplete, it seems that the author has extracted the parts specific to Hawaiian corals.
Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers ... Part IV. Actinaria (cover title). [Salem: Essex Institute, 1869.] With 4 lithographed plates (of 5?). 8vo. Library cloth, original front wrap bound in. Lacking some text and possibly illustrations; sold as is. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front wrap: "Mr Edmunston from the author / This contains descriptions of most of the Hawaiian corals" (inscription in pencil and faded) also signed and inscribed again, dated 1925, within the text. This is a very rare Hawaiian natural history imprint—not in Forbes. Although incomplete, it seems that the author has extracted the parts specific to Hawaiian corals.
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