Log Letters from the Challenger
London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Hardcover. Sub-lieutenant Lord George Campbell was the youngest son of the eighth Duke of Argyll. He published 'Log-Letters from the Challenger' stating in the preface that 'These letters - extracted from my log - were written home during our cruise with no intention of publication... Such as they are I hope they will give the reader a general idea of the Challenger's cruise - a cruise which will rank as famous in the Annals of Science'. The voyage of the Challenger included visits to the Cape of Good Hope, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Hawaii, China and Japan.
This is a copy of the stated "Fifth Edition" in very good condition. The green cloth binding is stamped in black and gilt with a decorative device on the front cover. The binding is tight, clean, and square, with sharp corners. Minor wear shows at the hinges, spine ends, and corners. The contents are bright and tight. The original brown endpapers and the color folding map are both intact. A trivial hint of spotting is confined to the folding map and text block fore edge. There are no previous ownership markings. Item #003922
Price: $75.00