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    Category Arctic;
    Author Henderson, Ebernezer
    Title ICELAND: The journal of a residence in that Island, during the years 1814 and 1815.
    Publishing Information Boston, Perkins & Marvin, 1831
    Description 1st American Edition, abridged from the Second Edinburgh edition: xiii, 252 pages. plus 4pages publishers advertisements. This is among the earliest accounts of Iceland to be published in the United States. Full Title - ICELAND: or the journal of a residence in that island, during the years 1814 and 1815. Containing observations on the natural phenomena, history, literature, and antiquities of the island; and the religion, character, manners, and customs of its inhabitants. " A good source for information on Iceland, with much on the natural phenomenon, the people and their customs, etc., by this agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, "instructed to investigate and make arrangements for supplying the want of Bibles there." Rebound and lacks folding map and illustrations. Covers grubby, foxing throughout, some pages slightly warped. Reading copy.
    Price £50.00
    Keywords qpolarq S1-Arc
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