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A Narrative of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle


Charles Darwin; Robert Fitzroy; Phillip King; Bartholemew Sulivan


Folio Society 1979

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Very Good  | 

A beautifully produced edition. Edited by David Stanbury this is a narrative account of the voyage of the Beagle pieced together from the writings of Darwin, the Captain Robert Fitzroy and the letters of Midshipman Phillip King and 2nd Lieutenant Sulivan. Together they tell not only the story of their journey and its significant but offer differing and intriguing perspectives. Pictorial hardcovers with decorated endpapers showing their route. A host of colour plates by Conrad Martens, the great landscape painter, who accompanied the voyage. Complete with slipcase . Rubbing to edges of slipcase. Some mild toning and shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. Very good.

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