1962 Seabirds Southern Waters Prince Philip First Edition Royal Yacht Birds
$29.99
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First American edition of Seabirds in Southern Waters by H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, published by Harper & Row in 1962. The book was issued in Great Britain under the title Birds from Britannia.
This personal travel and natural-history account follows two expeditions aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia during 1956–1957 and 1959. Prince Philip records and photographs seabirds encountered while traveling from Kenya and Malaya to New Zealand, Antarctica, Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena, the Panama Canal, and Bermuda.
The book contains Prince Philip’s photographs, bird illustrations, maps showing the voyages, and observations of tropical, southern-ocean, sub-Antarctic, and Antarctic species. An unusual collectible combining British royal history, the Royal Yacht Britannia, exploration, photography, ornithology, and maritime travel.
Former Madison Public Library copy with library stamps, cancellation marking, call numbers, handwritten notation, and other institutional evidence. Original dust jacket is retained beneath a clear protective covering and has tape, rubbing, staining, toning, creasing, and edge wear. Interior map endpapers and pages show age and library handling. Please review all photographs carefully.
SKU G-19
1962 Seabirds Southern Waters Prince Philip First Edition Royal Yacht Birds
$29.99
This personal travel and natural-history account follows two expeditions aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia during 1956–1957 and 1959. Prince Philip records and photographs seabirds encountered while traveling from Kenya and Malaya to New Zealand, Antarctica, Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena, the Panama Canal, and Bermuda.
The book contains Prince Philip’s photographs, bird illustrations, maps showing the voyages, and observations of tropical, southern-ocean, sub-Antarctic, and Antarctic species. An unusual collectible combining British royal history, the Royal Yacht Britannia, exploration, photography, ornithology, and maritime travel.
Former Madison Public Library copy with library stamps, cancellation marking, call numbers, handwritten notation, and other institutional evidence. Original dust jacket is retained beneath a clear protective covering and has tape, rubbing, staining, toning, creasing, and edge wear. Interior map endpapers and pages show age and library handling. Please review all photographs carefully.
SKU G-19