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1963. (MAURY, MATTHEW FONTAINE). WILLIAMS, Francis Leigh. Matthew Fontaine Maury, Scientist of the Sea. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1963. 1st ed. 8vo. xx, [2], 720 pp., frontis., illus. Orig. cloth in priceclipped d/j. Very good. Nevins I, p. 239. "It is surprising that a figure as important in American history as Maury could wait as long as he had to wait for a satisfactory biography. When this one was eventually published it filled the need very handsomely"-In Tall Cotton 193. "A significant and comprehensive study, based on thorough research in original manuscript material, some not previously used"-Nevins II, p. 100.