William Scoresby: Arctic Scientist
by Stamp, Tom and Cordelia
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0905355008
- ISBN 13
- 9780905355009
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Whitby, Yorkshire: Caedmon of Whitby, 1975. Slight bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. A biography of William Scoresby (1789-1857), remembered mainly for his Arctic explorations when commanding whaling ships 1811-22; he also wrote many scientific papers for the Royal Society and later studied Divinity at Cambridge, becoming Vicar of Bradford. 253pp, some b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012867
- Title
- William Scoresby: Arctic Scientist
- Author
- Stamp, Tom and Cordelia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0905355008
- ISBN 13
- 9780905355009
- Publisher
- Caedmon of Whitby
- Place of Publication
- Whitby, Yorkshire
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Willian-Scoresby, Arctic-Whaling,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; History; Arctic & Antarctic;
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