[Rarebooks] FS: Archive of Naturalist/Oceanographer WILLIAM BEEBE

[Charles Agvent]

 From our most recent internet catalog which can be seen at 
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BEEBE, William. ARCHIVE of 24 Christmas and New Year Greeting Cards. . 
Mostly undated though a few are dated from 1933 to 1950. Size ranges 
from about 4" x 5" to 6" x 11" with some printed on stiff, heavy stock. 
All of the cards feature personal covers from photographs to drawings 
with subject matter including fish and birds, Beebe's famous 
bathysphere, home views, etc., many with a humorous slant. Seventeen of 
the 24 cards are SIGNED as "Will" often with additional handwritten 
greetings. There are also 9 cards from Mrs. William Beebe, the author 
Elswyth Thane, SIGNED just by her and likely dating from after her 
husband's death in 1962. There are also 3 cards SIGNED by Jocelyn Crane, 
Beebe's research assistant. All of the cards were sent to Faith Dennis. 
Near Fine.

William Beebe (1877-1962) was a naturalist, oceanographer, 
ornithologist, and an executive of the New York Zoological Society. With 
Otis Barton, he was the first to use the bathysphere, a deep-sea diving 
device, using it to set a dive record of 3,028 feet in 1934 that was not 
broken until 1949. Beebe wrote over 800 articles and 24 books on natural 
history. His wife, Elswyth Thane, was a romance novelist. Jocelyn Crane 
was William Beebe's research assistant and former assistant director 
(1952-1962) and director (1963-1966) of the New York Zoological Society. 
        $850.00

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