Corals and Coral Islands

Hard. ¾ leather. 398pp. Plates bright throughout. Cover and title plate, light soil to extremity. Maps in place in good condition. Light wear to boards. Marbled boards. Wear to top and bottom and edge of spine. James Dana was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of continents… Read more about this item

Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1875. Hardback, gilt title and decoration to spine. xx, 348pp. Colour frontis. Illus. 3 maps to rear, 2 of which are folding. 2nd edition 1875. Edges gilt. Binding rubbed and worn. Slight occasional foxing to contents. A rather pleasing copy. (ar11). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, 1875. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart second UK edition of this illustrated study in corals and coral islands, with folding plates to the rear. Second UK edition, first UK edition was published in 1872. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one map and… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1872. First edition. 8vo, 400 pp.Color frontispiece, 3 maps and charts, Original blue cloth, decorated in gilt and black, with a palm tree and a sea anemone on the spine, and a coral branch on the upper cover; top edge gilt; extremities a bit rubbed, crease in front free endpaper, otherwise a nice, bright copy.… Read more about this item

Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1872. Hardback in good condition. Book is in very good condition overall but is a rebound edition, not original binding. English edition.. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Dodd Mead, 1872. Hardcover. Very good. Includes the Fijis, Bermuda, Bahamas, Barrier Reef. Lge 8vo, 398 pp, col. frontis, b&w ills. throughout, 2 extra steel engraved plates from Wilkes, U.S. Exploring Exped, ca. 1840. Royal blue cloth, gilt stamped black & gold, slt. rubbed o/w very nice copy.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle. Green cloth with gilt spine titles and decoration and a red coral illustration and black decoration on front cover. 235 illustrations including color frontispiece with tissue guard and 3 maps ar rear of which 2 are fold-outs. A 1/4" area of wear / fraying to head of spine. Page edges heavily… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1879. FIRST EDITION, later printing. Modern rust brown buckram binding with two green cloth labels on the spine, gilt lettering, light wear, slight discolored at edges, chromolithograph frontispiece Stamped "cancelled" on the title page. Probably exlib but no other library markings. Complete with the 4 maps (2 folding). No previous… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Dodd Mead, 1874. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Poor. Dodd Mead, New York, NY 1874. 2nd Edition. Ex-Library, Usual Markings. 406 pages. Heavily worn. Original green cloth binding with gold coral decor. Boards and spine are disbound from book. 3 maps of the World ( 1 part separated… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1875. [A REPRINT OF THE SECOND AMERICAN EDITION]. xx, 348pp, Fine colour frontisplate and illus. with text illus. throughout. 3 maps at the rear inc. 2 folding.. Near fine copy bound in the attractive pub. green dec. buckram with a gilt embellished circles enclosing a coral illus. in red. Black dec border and… Read more about this item

Dodd Mead, 1879-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and bumped corners, soiling and fading. Pages are tanned with some tidemarks on the edges.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.