Linklater, Eric

The Voyage Of The Challenger

Cardinal / Sphere Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1974. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Photographic & Illustrations. Good Condition. 9780351172236 List of colour plates, acknowledgements, bibliography, list and sources of monochrome illustrations and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs, illustrations and coloured plates and the occasional coloured photograph. Illustrated paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting the rear panel blurb " ... In 1872 HMS Challenger sailed from Portsmouth on a journey that was to circumnavigate the world, covering over 68,000 nautical miles and lasting a thousand days. the voyage of the Challenger was a tiny expedition of immense importance, sponsored by the British government and organised by the Royal Society in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, its ambitious aim was to chart the depths, movement and contents of the sea, to scour the oceans for marine life, minerals, and clues to climatic phenomena." Creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Reading crease to the back strip. The lemonade has become a little grubby at the edges with light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. There is foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. first edition by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], 6 - 288 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0288615

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: BZDB2 19th century, exploration, HMS Challenger voyage, natural history Exploration; History; 19th century; Indigenous Cultures. The Voyage Of The Challenger History Indigenous Cultures

Moorehead, Alan

Darwin and the Beagle

Penguin, London, 1971. Reprint, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Photographic and Illustrations. Very Good Condition. 9780140033274 List of illustrations, chronology of the voyage of The Beagle, bibliography and index. Illustrated end pages showing various forms of animals and birds. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations, most contemporary to the voyage that Darwin undertook, if not from the voyage itself. An illustrated book dealing with the voyage of the ship Beagle in 1831, with its 22 year old naturalist – Charles Darwin. For five years the Beagle went on a surveying voyage around the world, on the orders of the Admiralty. "For the young Darwin this was not only a great and exhilarating adventure, but the beginning of a whole new conception of the origin and evolution of the various species of life on earth, which, a few decades later was to revolutionise most of the beliefs hitherto held sacred. In this vivid and colourful narrative of the voyage Alan Moorehead describes the countries through Darwin's eyes, and many species of animals, plants and minerals studied, dissected, stuffed and collected by Darwin." -- from front fold over panel blurb. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. A small chip to the top left hand corner of the front panel. A few marks along the top edge of the front panel. Light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Faint foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 280 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0288616

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: BZDB2 Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle, natural history, evolution Exploration; 19th century; Natural History & Resources. Darwin and the Beagle Natural History & Resources