FitzRoy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo; 9.5 inches tall; with Chapter Notes, Bibliography and Index. Illustrated.
Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Item #010772
ISBN: 0300103611
[A] finely drawn portrait that emerges from FitzRoy is of a very British hero in the mold of Nelson, who sacrificed his health and personal fortune in the service of his country. [Gavin Bell, Daily Telegraph]
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