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Vegas färd kring Asien och Europa  [2 volumes]

Vegas färd kring Asien och Europa [2 volumes]

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Vegas färd kring Asien och Europa [2 volumes]

by Nordenskiold, A.E

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Stockholm: F. & G. Beijers. Good. 1880. Hardcover. This is a heavy item and may incur extra shipping charges. Please check; thanks.; 'jemte en historisk återblick på föregående resor längs gamla verldens nordkust'. Swedish text. Dk green boards; a little worn and marked; corners slightly bumped. Blk leather spines a little worn, quite fragile; small splits at top of spine of volume 2, external joints slightly worn, but binding intact; gilt titling + decoration still quite bright. B/w frontispieces, with tissue guards. B/w + colour large fold-out maps at rear of each volume - several have splits of a few inches, so should be handled carefully, but there are no losses, and all are firmly anchored. Swedish text. The Vega was the the first ship to complete a voyage through the Northeast Passage; returning by way of the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Suez Canal, she also became the first vessel to circumnavigate the Eurasian continent (1878-9).; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 510 + 486 pages .

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Bookseller
Walden Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
14636
Title
Vegas färd kring Asien och Europa [2 volumes]
Author
Nordenskiold, A.E
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Publisher
F. & G. Beijers
Place of Publication
Stockholm
Date Published
1880
Keywords
exploration, northeast passage, sweden, oscar II, circumnavigation, swedish history
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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