A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle
by Stanbury, David (Selected and edited by)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1979. Third impression of this hardback volume first published in 1977. Fine/Fine. (Slipcase rather than D/W as is usual with Folio Society publications.) No inscriptions. Over 6" by nearly 10". 359 pages. Map illustrations as endpapers. 13 other colour illustrations, mainly the contemporaneous ones by Conrad Martens. Colour frontispiece entitled 'Portrait of a Gentleman: Probably Robert FitzRoy'. "Being passages from the Narrative written by Captain Robert FitzRoy, R. N., together with extracts from his logs, reports and letters; additional material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Philip King and letters from Second Lieutenant Bartholomew Sullivan." .
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1316
- Title
- A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle
- Author
- Stanbury, David (Selected and edited by)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Folio Society, 1979
- Keywords
- FitzRoy Darwin Beagle Galapagos Tierra del Fuego Falkland Islands Tahiti New Zealand Voyage Travel Sailing Navigation QSE
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David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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- Folio
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