Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 1323 (1436) Category Arctic; Author Leslie, Sir John; Robert Jameson; Hugh Murray Title 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. Publishing Information Edinburgh and London., Oliver & Boyd and Simpkin & Marshall,1835. Description 4th Edition revised and enlarged; 484pages, 16pages publishers advertisements. Illustrated, 14 engravings. MISSING FOLDING MAP. Dark brown cloth binding with paper label on spine. Hinges splitting, half title paged detached, MAP MISSING, covers worn, spine label tatty, pages browning, some foxing, staining. Contemporary dedication on prelim (dated 1906).One of the most popular general accounts of polar exploration, reprinted many times and translated into several languages. Price £30.00 Keywords Arctic, polar bears, eskimos, north S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket