Description
Ninth impression of The Arcturus Adventure by William Beebe.
Octavo, xix, [1], 439pp. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Stated “Ninth impression, July, 1930” on copyright page. Toning to endpapers and intermittent toning to text pages. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped. Nick in cloth along bottom edge of back cover. Solid binding, clean text. All illustrations present, including 8 color plates with tissue covers. In publisher’s illustrated dust jacket, toning, spine rubbed, soiling to covers. Vertical crease along spine. Chipping and tears along top/bottom edges. A bright example of this narrative of the first oceanographic expedition of the New York Zoological Society.
