UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHT
by MacGahan, Januarius A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1876. viii,339,[1]pp. plus 40pp. of advertisements, eight plates, and one folding map. Original green decorated cloth, spine gilt. Hinges loosening, boards lightly rubbed, head and toe of spine slightly worn. Internally clean. About very good. MacGahan's experience aboard the Pandora, led by Capt. Allen Young, in its 1875 voyage to find the Northwest Passage. MacGahan was an American journalist who gained notoriety for his vivid articles published in THE HERALD during his time as a war correspondent in the Franco-Prussian War. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY 10616
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM54191
- Title
- UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHT
- Author
- MacGahan, Januarius A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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