Polar Books Catalogue
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Reference 2115 (511) Category Arctic; Author Frost, Thomas (By the author of "Saved from the Wreck") Title THE REALM OF THE ICE KING: A NARRATIVE OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES. TO THE YEAR 1883 Publishing Information London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1885. Description Early Undated Edition; 384pp, illustrated, 47 b/w engravings, tissuepaper guard to frontispiece. Expeditions of Martin Frobisher, William Barentz, John Davis, Henry Hudson, William Baffin, Vitus Bering, James Cook, William Parry, John Ross, John Franklin, George Back, John Richardson, Elisha Kent Kane, John Rae, Charles Francis Hall, George S. Nares, and many more. Early Victorian Religious Tract Society, and at the time, a popular religious education series for children. Decorated blue cloth covers with gilt titling. Age toned pages, eps splitting at hinge, prize bookplate dated 1906 tipped onto fep, mild foxing, contents clean. Very Good. Price £30.00 Keywords Martin Frobisher, William Barentz, John Davis, Henry Hudson, William Baffin, Vitus Bering, James Cook, William Parry, John Ross, John Franklin, George Back, John Richardson, Elisha Kent , qpolarq S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket