Author: HICKSON, SYDNEY JOHN: Title: A Naturalist in the North Celebes. A Narrative of Travels in Minahassa, the Sangir and Talaut Islands, with Notices of the Fauna, Flora and Ethnology of the Districts Visited. London, John Murray, 1889.
Description: . Pp. xvi, (1), 392. With a coloured frontispiece, 2 coloured folding maps and many illustrations. Red half calf, very lightly rubbed. Some light spotting to first few leaves. First edition of a narrative of the author's journey to the Malay Archipelago in 1885. The object of the visit was "investigating the anatomy and, if possible, the development of certain corals ... (also) a more detailed account of the fauna of the small island called Talisse, situated in the Straits of Banka, and a summary of our knowledge of the ethnology of the district of Minhassa". Casey Wood p. 386.
Keywords: Southeast Asia, malaysia, celebes, indonesia, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, voyage, natural history
Price: EUR 560.00 = appr. US$ 608.63 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 23004
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