Author: J Stanley Gardiner [editor]:
Title: The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an Expedition during the years 1899 and 1900 [complete in two volumes].
Description: Cambridge University Press, 1903. First edition, complete in two hardback volumes (including two supplements). 4to (30cm by 24cm), ix, 1079pp. 100 plates, 154 text illustrations. two indexes. Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the spines. There is some light staining to the rear board of volume 1, the preliminary pages are foxed, and there is a short tear to the margin of a blank preliminary page in volume 1, but the contents are clean and tightly bound, and the titling is bright on the spines. Overall, this set is in good condition. A thorough and detailed set of books, and an essential reference for those interested in the Maldives and Laccadives.

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