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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Forster (John Reinhold)

OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD

Published: G. Robinson, London, 1778

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On Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethic Philosophy.

Specifically on 1. The Earth and its Strata. 2. Water and the Ocean. 3. The Atmosphere. 4. The Changes of the Globe. 5. Organic Bodies, and 6. The Human Species.

(iv), iii, (i), 9 - 649, (i errata), (i list of subscribers) pages, folding Comparative Table of the Various Languages in the Isles of the South-Sea, lacks the folding map of Polynesia, contemporary tree calf rebacked, corners worn, some foxing on the title page which is repeated lightly on the following dedication page, the occasional spot of foxing in the text, ex-library copy with a cancelled stamp on the verso of the dedication page and a smaller stamp at the foot of three text pages.

Sabin 2541.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 4to (280 x 235 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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