voyage u s exploring squadron (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Auburn, 1850; brown leather covered boards; edge and corner wear with board exposed at corners; spine edges frayed; boards held on by tape; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on front end papers; title page through page xiv holding on by threads; tide mark at bottom corners; interior pages foxed; bottom corner of free front end paper torn and missing; Interior is clean and unmarked; 517 pages.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good-. Later edition. Large octavo. xxii,517,[10]pp., with publisher's ads at rear. (Pages 6-22 numbered in Roman numerals). Blind-stamped brown cloth with gold lettering and gold decorated spine (light wear at extremities) Illustrated half-title page. The United States Exploring Expedition was a surveying and exploring expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838-1842. The voyage was authorized by Congress in 1836. It is also known under "the Wilkes Expedition" in honor of its second appointed commander, U.S. Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes (1798-1877). This expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in The United States. Illustrated with full-page engravings and some drawings. In two parts: 1) Expeditions in the Pacific and the South Seas. 2) Expedition to the Dead Sea and the River Jordan. 10 page publisher's advertisement section in rear of book. Age wear, with some water staining and chipping on binding. Parts of joints split but holding. Head of spine chipped. Moderate foxing throughout, some images slightly affected, text clean. Binding in fair, interior in good to good+ condition. Good reading copy.