Himalayan Journals; Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.

London: Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1891. Hardcover. Some foxing. Narrow splits to gutters at hinges.; xxxi, [1], 574 pages + portrait frontispiece + 13 plates (1 folding) + 2 folding maps at rear + [2] pages advertisements. In-text illustrations. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and anchor illustration on spine, black lettering on front board. Floral pattern endpapers. Page dimensions: 177 x 118mm. With a 4 page Editor's Introduction by G. T. Bettany. "Having accompanied Sir James Ross on his voyage of discovery to the Antarctic regions, where botany was my chief pursuit, on my return I earnestly desired to add to my acquaintance with the natural history of the temperate zones, more knowledge of that of the tropics than I had hitherto had the opportunity of acquiring. My choice lay between India and the Andes, and I decided upon the former, being principally influenced by Dr. Falconer, who promised me every assistance that his position as Superintendent of the H. E. I. C. Botanic Garden at Calcutta, would enable him to give. He also drew my attention to the fact that we were ignorant even of the geography of the central and eastern parts of these mountains, while all to the north was involved in a mystery equally attractive to the traveller and the naturalist." - from the Preface, page xi. The maps are titled "Map of part of Bengal, the Himalaya & Tibet, to illustrate Dr. J. D. Hooker's Routes / Drawn by Augustus Petermann" and "Map of Sikkim and Eastern Nepal". Series: The Minerva Library of Famous Books.; 8vo .