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T. H. Huxley’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake.

Name: T. H. Huxley’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake.
Author: [Huxley, T. H.] Julian Huxley, ed.

Book Description

First edition. 8vo. pp. viii, 372; coloured frontis., 12 plates, one folding map; near-fine in the original cloth, in original d.-w.

Dealer Notes

T. H. Huxley travelled as medical officer aboard the Rattlesnake on her voyage to Australia, in the years 1846-50. The diary records these travels, including meetings with aborigines on the east coast of Australia.

Author [Huxley, T. H.] Julian Huxley, ed.

Date 1935

Binding Original cloth in d.-w.

Publisher London: Chatto and Windus.

Condition See description

Pages viii, 372

Price: £175.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

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