THE OCEAN - P.H. Gosse, 1st 1856 - NATURALISM GEOGRAPHY OCEANOGRAPHY MARINE LIFE STERLING SILVER was a sporting and publishing

was a sporting and publishing project conceived and founded by Henry Somerset

and the last reigning monarch of the kingdom of Hawai'i

with publisher ads at rear

with chipping to the edges and spine ends

Decorated cover with gilt front and spine

THE OCEAN - P.H. Gosse, 1st 1856 - NATURALISM GEOGRAPHY OCEANOGRAPHY MARINE LIFE STERLING SILVER was a sporting and publishingTHE OCEAN Book Details + Condition: Parry & McMillan (Philadelphia). First American Edition, 1856. 378 pages. Hardcover. Embossed brown cloth boards, and gilt lettering on spine. Comprehensive volume by marine biologist P. H. Gosse, with thorough descriptions of the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian Oceans, paying special attention to the coasts surrounding Britain. Includes knowledge of animals, plant life, geography, and history. Fifty two black