Pp. 288, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white (some full or double page), index; demy 4to; plum cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Orion Books, New York, 1990. First edition. More
Pp. 304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, double page map, appendices, references, index; wide demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1985. First paperback edition. *The story of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Published to..... More
