NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN THE POLAR SEAS AND REGIONS: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THEIR CLIMATE, GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE-FISHERY
Published by Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall., Edinburgh and London, 1831
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Seller: L'Estampe Originale ABAA/ILAB-LILA, Saratoga, CA, U.S.A.L'Estampe Originale ABAA/ILAB-LILA
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NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN THE POLAR SEAS AND REGIONS: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THEIR CLIMATE, GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE-FISHERY. London., Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall., 1831. Octavo. Three-quarters morocco and marbled boards. Minor foxing on first four pages, binding worn on the corners, front hinge weakening, slight loss of text from pages being stuck, else very good. Lacking map. 468pp. Second edition, enlarged. Includes chapters on Arctic geology, climate, flora and fauna as well as narratives of the major voyages undertaken and a chapter on the whale trade. Amply illustrated with attractive woodcuts. Three-quarter morocco and marbled boards.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN THE POLAR SEAS AND REGIONS: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THEIR CLIMATE, GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE-FISHERY
- Author
- Professor Leslie, Professor Jameson and Hugh Murray
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall., Edinburgh and London
- Publication year
- 1831
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- None
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Branston
- Edition
- 2nd ed. enlarged.
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