FORBES, HENRY O.
A Naturalists Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago.
A Narrative of Travel and Exploration. London: Sampson Low 1885. xix, 536p, publishers adverts at end, colour frontis, illustrated throughout,6 maps [4 fldg].
225mm, original blue cloth with pictorial gilt and titles. Wear at edges and inside hinges cracked.
Henry Forbes was a Scottish explorer, ornithologist, and botanist, he served as Director of the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand between 1890 and 1893.
Provenance: Major R.A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.