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 Professor Leslie, Professor Jameson and Hugh Murray
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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.
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- 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
- Illustrator
- Branston
- Format/Binding
- Three-quarter morocco and marbled boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd ed. enlarged
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Pages
- 468pp.
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arctic
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