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
by Scoresby, William
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Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition, 1823-01-01. Leather Bound. 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>A bright, clean copy of this unique volume in very good condition.
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- Title
- 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
- Author
- Scoresby, William
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- Leather Bound
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- Hardcover
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- Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition
- Date Published
- 1823-01-01
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- 0.00 lbs
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