Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley R.N., F.R.S. &c. during the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, etc. to which is added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1967 (facsimile edition)/ 1852.
Octavo, two volumes, [ii], xii, 402; and [ii], vi, 396 pages with 19 illustrations plus 10 plates (6 tinted) and a large folding map.
Synthetic cloth; top edges very slightly marked; a fine set.
The author was naturalist to the expedition. Peade A118: only 590 sets.
Item #144876
Price (AUD):
$220.00
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