Jungle Islands the "Illyria" in the South Seas
1930ref. 24476New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10.75" x 7.5" 298 pp extensively illustrated with line drawings photographs color plates and two maps. Bound in original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. No dust jacket. Light staining to front board paper cracked over both hinges but binding still sound text clean. The Record of the Crane Pacific Expedition of the Field Museum of Natural History. a funded by Cornelius Crane and sponsored by the Field Museum of Natural History. Led by Cornelius Crane on the yacht Illyria the 30000-mile scientific voyage across the South Pacific and Asia resulted in the collection of 16000-18000 biological specimens and significant photographic documentation of New Guinea and other Pacific regions. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
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