a description of the calycophoridae and physophoridae observed during the voyage of H.M.S."Rattlesnake", in the years 1846-1850.
with a general introduction
by Thomas H. Huxley
London, printed for the Ray Society, 1859.
folio [35x26cm] ppx 143 + 12 lithograph plates with accompanying descriptive notes.
very good condition in a green cloth binding. very light foxing to a few plates.
from the library of the Millport Marine Biological Station, with stamp to title-page and two other preliminary pages.
