Wonders of the Ocean W H G Kingston

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Date (~1890). Fleming H. Revell. Illustrated. 1st Edition.

An engaging non-fiction work by English writer W. H. G. Kingston, renowned for his maritime adventure novels and translations of Jules Verne. The book details the marvels of the sea, marine life, and the history of ocean exploration. 

While The Ocean and Its Wonders is sometimes conflated with the similarly titled book by R. M. Ballantyne, Kingston's version offers a captivating look at marine creatures, shipwrecks, and sea exploration