A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; Prepared For the Use of Officers in Her Majesty's Navy; and Travellers in General

Herschel, Sir John F. W.

Published by London John Murray 1851, 1851

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xi, 503pp. Octavo. Second edition. Bound in the original blue blind-stamped cloth with a gold gilt illustration stamped to the front board and gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Folding map and one two-page map; woodcuts and charts in text; inserted leaf(unnumbered) at p.98. Some rubbing to the boards with a small abrasion to the back board; bottom corners lightly bumped. Spine has been professionally restored. Some light soiling to ffep where something had been laid-in at some point; binder's ticket to the back pastedown. Small spot apparent on the title page where a stamp had been removed. Some foxing to the preliminary pages and text block edges. Top edge of text block darkened by dust. A tight and relatively clean copy. Freeman 328. This useful title went through a total of six editions and was in print until 1906. Darwin's contribution on geology appears on pages 166 to 204. In the first issue, Darwin's article had a number of errors which were corrected with a 20 page cancel. A pocket was added to the rear board and the corrected text was intended to be slipped in. The second issue has the corrected text inserted into the body and the offending text discarded. This title was created for the admiralty and intended to accompany them on expeditions, though we can find no evidence that this particular copy did. An incredibly scarce book in any edition. Seller Inventory # 142222

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; Prepared For...

Publisher: London John Murray 1851

Publication Date: 1851

Binding: Hardcover