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Observations upon the anatomy and physiology of Salpa and Pyrosoma. [AND] Remarks upon Appendicularia and Doliolum, two genera of the Tunicata.

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Observations upon the anatomy and physiology of Salpa and Pyrosoma. [AND] Remarks upon Appendicularia and Doliolum, two genera of the Tunicata.

by Huxley, T. H

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London, The Royal Society, 1851. Two papers in one. 4to (28.3 x 22.0 cm). 38 pp.; five lithographed plates. Contemporary pebbled half calf over marbled boards. Spine with gilt title. Brown endpapers. = Two seldom-seen papers on pelagic tunicates, both written by the famous British naturalist, comparative anatomist and Darwinist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), discussing material partly obtained during his voyages, as a ship's assistant surgeon, on board of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Published back-to-back, with a blank page in between, but sharing the plate explanations. Small stamp removed from top margin of the first leaf, otherwise very good, clean.

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Observations upon the anatomy and physiology of Salpa and Pyrosoma. [AND] Remarks upon Appendicularia and Doliolum, two genera of the Tunicata.
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Huxley, T. H
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Pebbled
Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Marbled boards
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