73-2817
Spencer,B.
Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. 4 Bde. Ldn., Dulau u. Melbourne, Mullen u. Slade 1896. 4°. Mit mehrf. gefalt. Karte u. 69 (tls. gefalt., od. kolor.) Taf. Lwdbde. d. Zt. (Tls. berieb. u. best.).
Sehr seltene erste Ausgabe. - The Horn Expedition was the most comprehensive record of a scientific expedition undertaken in Australia in the nineteenth century. Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer was the leader of the expedition and the principal editor of the official account. - Vol.I - Narrative; Vol.II - Zoology; Vol.III - Geology and Botany; Vol.IV - Anthropology. - Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt, Blattränder etw. brüchig. Die Faltkarte mit kl. Einrissen. Exlibris entfernt.