Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Facsimile edition
by Darwin, Charles
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Wellington, NZ: Nova Pacifica, 1980. Darwin, Charles (1809-82), ed. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle during the years 1832-1836. Facsimile reprint. 3 vols., 4to. Variously paginated. 111 plates (incl. color). Wellington, New Zealand: Nova Pacifica, 1980. 319 x 250 mm. Original quarter morocco, cloth boards. Fine. No. 147 of 750 copies. Excellent facsimile reproduction of one of the rarest Darwin titles, "a superb example of nineteenth-century scientific book publishing" ("Publisher's Note"). Originally published in parts and in book form between 1838 and 1843, The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle had never been reprinted prior to this facsimile edition.
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- Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (US)
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- Title
- Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Facsimile edition
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- Nova Pacifica
- Place of Publication
- Wellington, NZ
- Date Published
- 1980
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