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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Arctic Explorations and Discoveries During the Nineteenth Century. Being Detailed Accounts of the Several Expeditions to the North Seas, Both English and American, Conducted by Ross, Parry, Back, Fran.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: William L. Allison Co., 1886. A Reprint Edition. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Dark brown pebbled leather over the spine a part of the board to similarly colored cloth, spine titles in gilt; frontispiece and in-text illustrations. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, even page toning. Moderate shelf handling wear.  Remainder stamp on lower edge. 12mo; 7.5 inches tall, 640 pages.. The author was an American historical writer and popular biographer.  This book is a nice overview of early 19th century Arctic Explorations.

New York : Miller, Orton & Co., 1858. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-tooled cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, [25]-517, [4] pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portrait; 20 cm. Notes: ""Including the first Grinnell Expedition under Lieutenant De Haven and the final effort of Dr. E.K. Kane in search of Sir John Franklin."" Publisher's advertising: [4] p., 3rd count. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Grinnell Expedition; Voyages and travels; Voyages, Journeys; Discoveries in geography; Arctic regions Discovery and exploration.