Sailing Directions for South America. Part II La Plata, Patagonia, Magellan Strait, Tierra Del Fuego, Falkland Islands, Staten Island, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru
by King, Captain Philip Parker, and Captain Robert Fitz-Roy
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London: Hydrographic Office Admiralty. Good. 1856. 4th. Hardcover. Boards are scuffed and soiled. Both front and rear boards are separating from the text block - but still intact. ; Rebound in full , thick leather, with gilt lettering and borders on spine. Patterned endpapers. Text is mostly tight and fairly clean - no markings or writing. A survey map of North Chincha Island, and two tables are in the text. Rare. Charles Darwin was associated with the authors in the past. "With this edition, Captain P. P. King's Directions for Patagonia and for the Strait of Magellan have been incorporated, so as to give a continuous account of the whole coast from the River Plata to the Gulf of Guayaquil. Special arrangements for payment can be made for higher institutions of learning. Because of weight or size of some books, additional postage may be required. We will notify you if it is necessary to charge you an additional amount. You will then have the option of cancelling the order. ; B & W Map; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 440 pages .
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- Title
- Sailing Directions for South America. Part II La Plata, Patagonia, Magellan Strait, Tierra Del Fuego, Falkland Islands, Staten Island, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru
- Author
- King, Captain Philip Parker, and Captain Robert Fitz-Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 4th
- Publisher
- Hydrographic Office Admiralty
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- 19th Century Books, Rare Books, Leather, Nautical, South America, Charles Darwin, Sailing
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
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- Gilt
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- Rebound
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