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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1831. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Foxing to pages, covers show handling; split in front endpapers at spine; spine shows wear; board corners are bumped; ; 373 pages. Map intact at front. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Harper's Family Library No. XIV. ; 4 x 6 1/4

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. With Illustrations of their Climate, Geology, and Natural History; and an account of Whale-Fishery,Harper's School Library edition, 373 pages complete with folding map frontispiece, Whaling illustration on title page, publishers blind stamped brown cloth with gilt title to spine, Very Good Plus, light wear to corners, light loss to head and heel of spine, Woodlawn Baptist Sabbath School label on front paste down, small card pocket on rear board, typical foxing, nice overview of voyages and exploration of north polar regions. Bargain Priced and shipped immediately. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. Harper's Stereotype Edition. 373 pp + folding map (frontispiece), 13 engraved illustrations (some full-page). Original pebbled cloth boards show some mild sunning, scattered light foxing. Arctic Bibliography 9945 (referring to the 1830 Edinburgh edition): Contains chapters on the climate of polar regions, the animal and vegetable life, ancient voyages to the north, voyages in search of the Northeast and Northwest Passages and the North Pole....Chronicle of broad scope and appeal intended "to exhibit a complete and connected view of successive voyages to the arctic regions" to the time of publication.

NY: J.J. Harper, 1831. Printed tan cloth. Light general rubbing and wear, piece of clear tape wrapped around spine at top, joints splitting with front cover detaching, rear endpaper torn: Good. 16mo. Illustrated with wood engravings, folding map. 1st American edition "Stereotype edition

hardcover. folding map. 14 engravings. 373pp. 18mo, original cloth; (spine ends lightly worn, cloth soiled, soiling to the blank side of map, scattered light foxing to text). N.Y.: Harper, 1836.<br/><br/> Co-authored by Professor Jameson and Hugh Murray. Harper's Family Library, No. XIV.<br/><br/>

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.