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    By Henry B. Guppy
    London   Macmillan
    9.5" by 7" xix, 392; 627pp
    An excellent example of the two volume first edition of H. B. Guppy's account of his travels in the Pacific islands, and their geology and flora.
    By Henry B. Guppy

    1903-1906 1903-1906 Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899

    London   Macmillan
    9.5" by 7" xix, 392; 627pp
    An excellent example of the two volume first edition of H. B. Guppy's account of his travels in the Pacific islands, and their geology and flora.
    £280.00
    : 2kgs / : 977F7
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    Description

    First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition, complete in two volumes.

    British surgeon, geologist, botanist and photographer Henry B. Guppy presents a scientific and exploratory account of the author's extensive travels in Hawaii and Fiji.

    Volume I, Vanua Levu, Fiji, offers geological and physical descriptions of the islands. Illustrated with two folding lithographs and five plates.

    Volume II, Plant-Dispersal, examines the movement of seeds and flora across Pacific islands. Illustrated with five maps, a frontispiece, and a number of figures.

    Collated, complete.

    Inscription to volume II front free endpaper of J W Kirkaldy, 1916.

    A fascinating work combining travel narrative, detailed scientific observation, and ecological insight.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Boards bright, with back strips lightly age toned, and bumps to back strip head and tail. Inscription to volume II front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Majority of gatherings unopened to heads.

    Very Good Indeed

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