James D. Dana — Corals and Coral Islands

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1875 . Cloth. A very pleasing copy of the second edition of this fascinating work of biology in the original, highly pictorial cloth, with numerous black and white illustrations The illustrated second edition in the publisher's original pictorial cloth.With a colour frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations throughout, both full-page and in-text. Collated, complete.Contains three maps to the rear of the work, two of which are folding. First published in New York and London in 1872. By the pioneering American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist, James Dwight Dana. In the publisher's original cloth with pictorial gilt designs. Externally, very smart. Bumping to spine head and tail and minor shelf wear to extremities. Slight fading of cloth to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .