Journal of a voyage to the northern whale-fishery : including researches and discoveries on the eastern coast of west Greenland, made in the summer of 1822, in the ship Baffin of Liverpool
Journal of a voyage to the northern whale-fishery : including researches and discoveries on the eastern coast of west Greenland, made in the summer of 1822, in the ship Baffin of Liverpool
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Publisher:
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition
Published:
01/1823
Alibris ID:
13854743604
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Very Good. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson and Co., Cheapside, 1823. xliii, [1], 472 p., 8 leaves of plates: plates (some fold. ), maps (some fold. ); 22 cm. Professionally re-bound. Fully bound in modern calf skin leather. Gilt tooled borders. 4 raised bands. 5 compartments. Dark blue Morocco paste-down spine labels with gilt lettering and decorative flourish. Tight binding and solid boards. Pristine boards and binding. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal foxing. Several folding illustration plates containing maps and charts. William Scoresby was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman. He began the study of meteorology and natural history during his voyage of 1807. He received a degree from Cambridge, and published this and other works relating to the polar regions. A bright, clean copy of this unique volume in very good condition.
Publisher:
Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.
Published:
1823
Alibris ID:
16519061183
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Armorial bookplate; foxing to the maps and some scattered age-toning to the text and plates; joints cracked with some chipping at the extremities of the spine, which is rubbed. The boards are securely attached by cords. Xliii, 472 pp. Two folding maps and six plates (two folding). 8vo,
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Book. Octavo, xliii, 471 pages. In Very Good condition. Rebound in half dark brown leather and brown cloth boards, with banded spine and black spine label gilt lettering. Text block has moderate age-toning to deckled edges, light plus shelf wear to bottom edge, occasional light foxing to pages interiorly (more significant on fold-out maps). Includes two fold-out maps and two fold-out plates. The first fold-out map has two two-inch closed tears on the right edge. Original paper spine label tipped-in at back. Shelved in Room G. 1350498. FP New Rockville Stock.
