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Agassiz, Alexander : A Contribution to American Thalassography. Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer "Blake" in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from 1877 to 1880

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA, 1888

Two volumes, complete. Red 3/4 leather binding with marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Marbling in red, blue, green, and white. Gilt lettering on spine. Five raised bands. Printed by the Riverside Press of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 6 3/4" x 10." All pages of each volume, complete. Black-and-white plates and illustrations and color maps, complete. Vol. I: [7] xiii-xxii, [1] 2-314. Vol. II: [1] 2-220. Index in back of Vol. II. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Slight darkening to leather and microscopic surface wear. Fine copies. Two beautiful books about early deep-sea exploration and the USC&GS Blake, an oceanographic vessel. The steamer Blake used innovative technologies and was associated with many groundbreaking oceanographic discoveries. It was in service from 1874-1905. The two volumes feature color maps (some of which are folding maps), black-and-white plates, and many black-and-white in-text illustrations. Some of the in-text illustrations depict deep sea creatures, among which are fish, cephalopods, crustaceans, mollusks, and a variety of invertebrates.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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