Author:
HOOKER Joeph Walton
Title:
Himalayan Journals Or Notes Of A Naturalist In Bengal, The Sikkim And Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.
Price:
£860.00
Year:
1854
Edition:
1st Edn
Publisher:
John Murray
Summary:
xxvii (i) 408 pages and xii 487 pages, 2 volumes, errata slip, 12 coloured lithograph plates, 1 folding, 80 woodcut engravings, 2 folding maps, some very occasional spotting to contents, contemporary full tam calf, spine has gilt decorations and original black labels, rubbing to edges, binding and contents remain tight, a vg copy of a classic on early Himalayan travel. Hooker a botanist explored the Sikkam and East Nepal Himalayas in the years 1848-1850, this is an account of his journey, with observations on the people, zoology, fauna, meteorology, geology etc. Yakushi 192
Ref:
20867
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