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London: Hutchingson & Co., Ltd.. Undetermined. near fine. [xiv] 275pp. Quarto. Publisher's navy cloth, blindstamped rules to front. Spine title in gilt, crown and foot slightly shelfworn. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Missing frontis; though does still contain the further 31 pages of plates. A lovely reading copy; textblock tight and clean. near fine First hand account of the "St. George" expedition to the South Pacific. Comissioned by the Scientific Expeditionary Research Association, the vessel travelled the area for over a year, beginning in 1924. The author served as the official naturalist and in addition to his work on butterflies and beetles, wrote a private account of his observations during the journey. Quite scarce.

1926. London, Hutchinson & Co., um 1926. 8°. 274, (1) S. Mit zahlr. Abb. auf Tafeln. Orig.-Leinenband. O'Reilly / Reitman 1514. – C. L. Collenette beschreibt diverse Insekten der Insel.