8vo. 3 chromolithographed maps including frontispiece, numerous maps and diagrams in the text. (Spotting to frontispiece.) Original green cloth, central gilt medallion of the Western Hemisphere on upper cover, gilt-lettering on spine, top edge gilt (light rubbing to joints and fore-corners). Provenance: James Frederick Imray (1829-1891), author and son of prominent Scottish hydrographer and stationer James Imray (armorial bookplate).

FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE "FOUNDATIONAL WORKS ON ZOOGEOGRAPHY" (Norman), which includes the first theory of continental glaciation based on a combination of geographical and astronomical causes, a discussion of island classification, and a survey of world-wide island faunas and floras. Norman 2179; Wood p. 617.