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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
by Leslie, Sir John; Robert Jameson; Hugh Murray
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1835. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4th Edition revised and enlarged; 484 pages, 16 pages publishers advertisements. Illustrated, 14 engravings. MISSING FOLDING MAP. Dark brown cloth binding with paper label on spine. Hinges splitting, half title paged detached, MAP MISSING, covers worn, spine label tatty, pages browning, some foxing, staining. Contemporary dedication on prelim (dated 1906). One of the most popular general accounts of polar exploration, reprinted many times and translated into several languages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1323. .
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- Bookseller
- Polar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1323
- 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
- Leslie, Sir John; Robert Jameson; Hugh Murray
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- BZDB349 Arctic, polar bears, eskimos, north Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Leslie, Sir John; Robert Jameson; Hugh Murray NARRATIVE OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN THE POLAR SEAS AND REGIONS: with Illustrations of their CLIMATE, GEOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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