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A Narrative Of Four Voyages, To The South Sea, North And South Pacific Ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic And Southern Atlantic Ocean, Indian And Antarctic Ocean. From The Year 1822 To 1831. -- FIRST EDITION USA 1832
by Capt. Benjamin Morrell, Jun
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1832. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. George Marston. FIRST EDITION USA 1832. Rebound in dark brown calf with gilt lettering and bands spine, raised bands spine forming 5 compartments, new brown EPs. Red seminary library stamp on title page. No other library marks on any pages. Clean covers, missing much of the gilt in the spine littering, sold binding, complete with short-ttile page and with four pages of publisher's ads at end. Title page is heavily embrowned and has a tideline. Subsequent 30 pages have increasingly faint tideline in upper outside corner. Pages 161 to 176 have heavy embrowning. Most other pages are bright but some have light scattered foxing (not heavy). The book measures 222mm tall x 150mm, and has 492 + [4] pages, b/w frontispiece. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002759
- Title
- A Narrative Of Four Voyages, To The South Sea, North And South Pacific Ocean, Chinese Sea, Ethiopic And Southern Atlantic Ocean, Indian And Antarctic Ocean. From The Year 1822 To 1831. -- FIRST EDITION USA 1832
- Author
- Capt. Benjamin Morrell, Jun
- Illustrator
- George Marston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J. & J. Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1832
- Keywords
- antarctica, antarctic, south pole, polar, exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Polar; antarctica;
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