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First edition copy. Collectible-Acceptable. Book Poor. Front cover nearly detatched. Covers and pages soiled and slghtly dampstained. Owner's name on front endpage. In polypropylene bag. (voyages around the world, history, 19th century )

First edition copy. Collectible-Acceptable. Book Poor. Front cover nearly detatched. Covers and pages soiled and slghtly dampstained. Owner's name on front endpage. In polypropylene bag. (voyages around the world, history, 19th century )

xviii, 388[+ads.]pp. Octavo. First American edition. Publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth with a gold gilt illustration of the "Challenger" stamped to the front board and gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Beveled edges to the boards. Brown coated endpapers. Previous owner's bookplates on the endpapers. Heavily illustrated with black and white plates and a large folding map. School presentation inscription on the front fly-leaf. Some wear along the edges of the boards, mostly to the tail of the spine. A tight and clean copy in very good condition. An account of a major Round the World oceanographic cruise in H.M.S. Challenger under the direction of Professor Sir Charles Wyllie Thomson, F.R.S. The major scientific emphasis was on a study of the seabed, but the narrative covers an extensive description of the places visited. Please note that this book was previously owned by Lieutenant Commander Andrew David of the Royal Navy. David's bookplate is on the front free endpaper.

388 pages plus a catalogue of the publisher's books. Pages are in good condition with some foxing and stains. With a map and illustrations. Previous owner's name on the ffep. The blank page following the ffep has been ripped out. Orange hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Black titles and gilt illustration on the front cover. Spine faded and soiled; tears at the head/tail. Corners bumped and frayed, covers soiled and stained. Front hinge very loose, back hinge detached. Inside is good, covers poor; overall FAIR

Narrow split to gutter at front hinge. Small split to gutter at rear hinge. Some chips to 5mm blank outer margin of the folding map. A few spots of foxing.; [2 (blank)], xviii, 388 pages + frontispiece + 11 plates + 1 folding world map ("Chart Showing the track of H.M.S. Challenger in 1872-3-4-5 & 6.") + 24 pages advertisements. Title page vignette illustration (portrait of Captain George S. Nares). 35 in-text illustrations. Green cloth boards with gilt illustration on spine and front board. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 138mm. "Not many years ago, in fact within the memory of the present generation, our knowledge of anything below the ocean's surface was extremely indefinite and obscure." - Introduction, page 1. Contents: Introduction; Gibraltar to Madeira and Teneriffe (Canary Islands); Teneriffe (Canary Islands) to St. Thomas (West Indies); St. Thomas (West Indies) to Bermuda and Halifax (Nova Scotia), and back to Bermuda; Bermuda to the Azores, Cape de Verde, St. Paul's Rocks, Fernando Noronha, Bahia, Tristan D'Acunha, and the Cape of Good Hope; Simon's Bay (Cape of Good Hope) to Marion and Crozet Islands, to Kerguelen Land and the Heard Islands, the Antarctic Regions, and to Melbourne (Australia); Melbourne (Victoria) to Sydney (New South Wales) and Wellington (New Zealand); Wellington (New Zealand) to Friendly and Fiji Islands, to the New Hebrides Group, and to Somerset, Cape York (Queensland, Australia); Cape York (Australia) to the Arru and Kii Islands, to Banda, Amboyna, and Ternate (Molucca Islands); Ternate (Molucca Islands) to Samboanga, Iloilo, and Manilla (Philippine Islands), and to Hong Kong (China); Hong Kong (China) to Manilla, Zebu, Camiguin, and Samboanga (Philippine Islands), and to Humboldt Bay (New Guinea); Humboldt Bay (New Guinea) to Nares Harbour (Admiralty Islands), and to Yokohama (Japan); Japan; Japan to the Sandwich Islands; Sandwich Islands to Society Islands; Society Islands to Juan Fernandez and Valparaiso (Chili); Valparaiso, through the Straits of Magellan; Cape Virgin to Falkland Islands and Monte Video; Monte Video to Ascension and the Cape de Verde Islands; Homeward Bound; Appendix.

London 1876 first edition Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Hardcover Octavo, 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, green cloth with fine gilt ship pictured on front and gilt lettering with publisher's logo on spine. VG plus, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. No ownership marks. All hinges secure and unbroken. The Very hard-to-find first edition. Lovely copy.

London 1876 first edition Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Hardcover Octavo, 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, green cloth with fine gilt ship pictured on front and gilt lettering with publisher's logo on spine. VG plus, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. No ownership marks. All hinges secure and unbroken. The Very hard-to-find first edition. Lovely copy.