T.H. Huxley's Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
by Huxley, Julian
Price: $75.00
- Bookseller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
- Seller Inventory #: 7085
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- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description
Huxley, Julian. T.H. Huxley's Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. Doubleday, Doran, NY 1936. 8vo, 301pp,many plates throughout. Orig. black cloth & dj chipped w/ some loss on spine o/w very nice copy. Huxley served as assistant surgeon and naturalist aboard the Rattlesnake (1845-50) which made cruises from Australia to Louisiade Archipelago, New Guinea and Cape York. This journal covered his experience that led to his contributions to promoting evolutionary theory with Darwin & Wallace.
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