The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to The Southern Hemisphere, During the Years 1849-'50-'51-'52. Volume II

Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1855. Leather bound. 300pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Very good. Backstrip has been replaced. Minor rubbing to the extremities. Name (contemporary) in ink on front free endsheet. Sporadic foxing throughout. Blind stamp on title page. Includes thirty-seven plates, seventeen in full color. Fold-out map present.