Marine Mammals Of the North-Western Coast Of North America, Described and Illustrated

Quarto (12 by 9 1/2 inches) San Francisco: John H. Carmany and Company, 1874. Original First Edition. 319 + v pages, hardcover, bound in original green pebble cloth, with title in gilt on spine, and gilt vignette of a seal on upper front cover; 27 lithographic plates drawn by the author, and printed by Britton and Rey, plus many other… Read more about this item

San Francisco: John H. Carmany And Company, 1874. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 319 page, v; G; Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering; Rebacked with original spine preserved; Boards have light+ wear to top and bottom beveled edges, moderate+ wear (boards exposed) along fore-edge of front cover, moderate shelfwear and light soiling overall, light bumping to head/tail of… Read more about this item

San Francisco: John H. Carmany and Co.; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. First edition, 4to, pp. 319, [1], v (index); lithographic frontispiece of a whaling scene in the California lagoon, 26 lithograph plates (6 double-p.) by Britton & Rey, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text (1 full-page, and counted as a plate in the list of illustrations);… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Spine library reinforced with preservation of gilt lettering, origial brown boards with gilt seal; worn corners and shelfwear. Usual library marks. Several loose plates and pages. All plates and illustrations present; most with tissue guards and no foxing. Cracked inner binding.