Three Men of The Beagle
by Marks, Richard Lee
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394588185
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588186
- Seller
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
£15.34£7.67
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1991 Three Men of The Beagle is both an engrossing Victorian morality tale and a superb rendering of a key period in the life of Charles Darwin. Based upon historical facts never before stitched together as a narrative and set primarily in the Fuegian Islands north of Cape Horn. Illustrations accompany text. A generous' List of Illustrations', Author's Note, Bibliography and Index provided. Map endpapers to front and rear. Impression of the "Beagle" to front board. Jacket drawing of HMS Beagle by Conrad Martens. Price-intact dust jacket. A bright desireable copy. . First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gilt Edge Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B2604
- Title
- Three Men of The Beagle
- Author
- Marks, Richard Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Stated
- ISBN 10
- 0394588185
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588186
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Science + Beagle Expedition + Charles Darwin + Robert Fitzroy + Jemmy Button + HMS Beagle + Travel + Exploration + Cape Horn + Fuegian Islands + Victorian Society + Strait of Magellan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
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