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The ocean world : being a description of the sea and some of its inhabitants / From the French of Louis Figuier.
- Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894.
- Date
- [1872]
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Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
London : Cassell, [1872]
Physical description
vi pages, 1 leaf, 656 pages including illustrations, XXX preliminary leaves : frontispiece ; 19 cm
Edition
New ed. /
Notes
Compiled [partially] ... from "La terre et les mers" by Figuier ... but the larger portion of the work is a free translation of that author's ... "La vie et les mœurs des animaux". Other chapters are compiled from various sources. cf. London ed. of 1869
Includes index
Copy 3 Supplier/Donor: Poly E. London Note: Formerly in the Charles Myers Library at the N.I.I.P. Presentation copy with "Eden Mount School" embossed on cover.
Languages
- English
- French
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesK5947Open Online request