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BRENCHLEY, Julius L. (1816-1873). Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaccoa Among the South Sea Islands in 1865. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1873.
8vo (241 x 168 mm). Half-title. Folding map and 60 lithographic plates, 43 hand-colored. Contemporary blue three-quarter morocco gilt, marbled boards, edges gilt. Provenance: Henry L. White (bookplate of "Australian Ornithology, Philately and Bibliography").
FIRST EDITION, VERY FINE. "This voyage was especially significant for the natural history data collected. The ship sailed from Sydney under the command of Sir William Wiseman to display the British flag in the different archipelagos of the western Pacific. Visits were made to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and Niue or Savage Island; Samoa, Tonga and Fiji; the New Hebrides, Santa Cruz, and Solomon Islands; New Caledonia; and the Loyalty Islands" (Hill). Uncommon, very fine views. Hill, pp. 33-4; Ferguson 7376.
8vo (241 x 168 mm). Half-title. Folding map and 60 lithographic plates, 43 hand-colored. Contemporary blue three-quarter morocco gilt, marbled boards, edges gilt. Provenance: Henry L. White (bookplate of "Australian Ornithology, Philately and Bibliography").
FIRST EDITION, VERY FINE. "This voyage was especially significant for the natural history data collected. The ship sailed from Sydney under the command of Sir William Wiseman to display the British flag in the different archipelagos of the western Pacific. Visits were made to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and Niue or Savage Island; Samoa, Tonga and Fiji; the New Hebrides, Santa Cruz, and Solomon Islands; New Caledonia; and the Loyalty Islands" (Hill). Uncommon, very fine views. Hill, pp. 33-4; Ferguson 7376.