Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the British Museum (Natural History). Vols. 1-5 complete.

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London: Printed by Order of the Trustees 1930-1950. Thick 4to. Orig. full buckram. Fully illustrated with plates maps text-illusts. etc. some of which are folded. Discarded ex-library set from the University of Edinburgh. COLLATION Vol. I: 13 pts. - Preliminary Account of the Expedition and Physiological Researches ("The Leader's Party"); Vol. II: 9 pts. - Plankton and Hydrographical Researches ("The Boat Party"); Vol. III: 10 pts. - Ecological Researches ("The Reef Party"); Vol. IV: 15 pts. - Reports on Systematic Zoology and Botany; Vol. V: 8 pts. - Zoology. Fine set. NOTE: Contributing scholars include C. M. Yonge (the leader of the Expedition). S. M. Marshall G. P. Whitley A. A. Livingstone H. L. Clark a.o. ADDED: Tipped-in on front fly-leaf is an illustrated Xmas greeting card from the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 fully signed "C. M. Yonge & Party".