Description
The Arcturus Adventure, An account of the New York Zoological Society’s First Oceanographic Expedition
William Beebe
Hardback. No dust jacket. Dark green book cloth with (faded) gilt lettering on cover (completely faded on spine). Corners and edges of cover rubbed. Top edge of pages gilt.
Inside pages in very good condition. Decorative endpapers.
Reg Vallintine bookplate on inside front cover. Original owner of the book was Sir Robert Davies of Siebe Gorman Co Ltd. Several pages have pencilled emphasis marks inscribed by Sir Robert Davies.
439 pages
B&W photographs and colour plates throughout
170 mm x 240 mm (6.75 in x 9.5 in)
7th edition, 1927, G P Putnam’s and Sons, New York