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London: John Murray. 1902. 1st ed., large octavo, boards, folding map, many b&w plates, pp xxiv, 328. Bound in later cloth boards stamped in gilt, with new endpapers. Previous owner's signature. Water mark to the corner of frontis plate. Good condition. The author, Alfred Alcock, was a British naturalist and physician. He specialised in marine zoology. A Naturalist in Indian Seas is considered a natural history travel classic. The book is mostly a narrative describing the Investigator's journey through areas of the Indian Ocean, such as the Laccadive Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It also details the history of the Investigator, as well as the marine biology of the Indian Ocean. 1st Edition.
A NATURALIST IN INDIAN SEAS. Or Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator" by Alcock, A - 1902
by Alcock, A
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A NATURALIST IN INDIAN SEAS. Or Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator"
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John Murray, London, 1902. First Edition (U.K). Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. .. Large 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 328 pp, photogravure frontis of the ship, 98 illus on plates, fold out map, bibliog, index. Ex college library, original decorated boards covered in plastic laminate. Book plate on front paste down and stamp on title page. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Light foxing of prelims else contents clean and sound. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History; Inventory No: 8788..
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- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1902
- Keywords BZDB37 NOISBN Marine Biology Natural History Maritime Natural History;
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A Naturalist in Indian Seas. Or, Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator".
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A NATURALIST IN INDIAN SEAS or, Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator"
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London: John Murray, 1902. Hardcover; 8vo; 328 pages. 58 plates + folding map. FIRST EDITION. Green cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Blue decorations, borders and crabs, on front cover. Bumped corners, and lightly worn edges. Lightly sunned spine. Deckled edges. VG/--. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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A Naturalist in Indian Seas, or, Four Years with the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator"
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London, John Murray, 1902, First edition. . later green morocco-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, gilt decorations on raised bands, very lightly foxed on few leaves, mostly marginal, near fine sound copy in handsome binding. . large 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 328 pp, photogravure frontis of the ship, 98 illustrations on 58 plates, folding map, bibliog, tables, index. . Wood p. 184. Most of the book is a quality narrative of the voyage in the Indian Ocean, including Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Also included is a history of the ship "Investigator" and its use in gathering information on natural history over more than a decade, with the final section being on the marine biology of the Indian seas. The illustrations are of fish and other marine creatures, An important study and interesting narrative. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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