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 2609 (814) Category Whaling; Author Morley F.V. & Hodgson J.S. Title WHALING NORTH AND SOUTH. Publishing Information London: Methuen & Co. Ltd.,1927. Description 1st Edition: xvii, (2), 229pp, (2) [8 publishers advertisements], illustrated, 47 b/w photographs on plates, plus one page of drawings, Polar maps on front end-papers. Blue cloth covers, block titling to front cover and gilt titling to spine, no dustjacket. Vivid (and well illustrated) descriptions of whaling in the 1920s, in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Spence 812. A personal narrative of whaling in the Arctic and Antarctic along with the history of the industry. Shelfware, top and bottom of spine softening. Previous owners signature and date (in pencil) on fly sheet. Some mild foxing, spotting to page edges, contents clean. Very Good Price £30.00 Keywords qpolarq, polar, arctic, antarctic S1-Wha ISBN Add this to your basket