Robert 1860 Keely (6 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. In Arctic Seas [microform]: the Voyage of the "Kite" With the Peary Expedition: Together With a Transcript of the Log of the " Kite". Book.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. In Arctic Seas [microform]: the Voyage of the "Kite" With the Peary Expedition: Together With a Transcript of the Log of the " Kite". Book.

8vo. pp. vii, 524. folding map & numerous plates & text illus. original gilt & silver-stamped cloth (cloth soiled, extremities little frayed, front hinge cracked). An account of the Kite's voyage via West Greenland ports to McCormick Bay in Murchison Sound, North Greenland, and return, June-August, 1891. The expedition, on which the authors served as surgeons, was sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Also included in this edition is the log of the Kite from the second or Peary relief expedition of July 4-September 22, 1892. cfArctic Bib. 8485.

First Edition. An exceptional copy in the original gilt-blocked and panel decorated cloth covered bevelled boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Scans on request. ; 524 pages; Physical desc.: 524 p. Subjects: Kite (Ship) . Arctic regions. Notes: Impressively illustrated with a series of maps, portraits and photographic views 3 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy in the original gilt-blocked and panel decorated cloth covered bevelled boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Scans on request. ; 524 pages; Physical desc.: 524 p. Subjects: Kite (Ship) . Arctic regions. Notes: Impressively illustrated with a series of maps, portraits and photographic views 1 Kg.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.