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The Land of the Midnight Sun, (Volume 1 & 2) by Du Chaillu, Paul B - 1882

by Du Chaillu, Paul B

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The Land of the Midnight Sun, (Volume 1 & 2)

by Du Chaillu, Paul B

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Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; . original grn cloth with gilt sun and birds; rubbing on spine edge and . corners; repaired hinge paper of Vol 1; NOT ex-library;. 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Travels in Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland with map in back pocket of Scandinavia ; many photos ; 2 Volumes; Vol. 2 .
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; original grn cloth with gilt sun and birds; rubbing
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper & Brothers
  • Date Published 1882

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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer & Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland & Northern Finland (in TWO(2) VOLUMES)

by du Chaillu, Paul B

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NEEDS REBINDING: cover cloth can be lifted and laid down on new bindingsm, although about 2/3 of spine of volume 1 is missing. T
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NY: Harper & Bros., 1882. Gilt pictorial blue cloth. NEEDS REBINDING: cover cloth can be lifted and laid down on new bindingsm, although about 2/3 of spine of volume 1 is missing. Text is clean and bright. Sold as is.. 8vo. with map & 235 illustrations'. Folded color map in pocket Vol I. Black & white engravings & drawings..
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland.

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

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London: John Murray. Beautiful blue-green covers with gold and black decoration have light edge wear, end papers and page edges strongly foxed else some very light foxing, inner hinges cracked, else pages near very good. . Very Good-. Hardcover. 1888.
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland.

by DU CHAILLU, Paul B

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Used - 4" tear to the folding map neatly repaired with tissue; slight bumpingand rubbing at corners; very good or better.
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London:: George Newnes,, 1899.. Later edition.. publisher's pictorial cloth, a.e.g.. 4" tear to the folding map neatly repaired with tissue; slight bumpingand rubbing at corners; very good or better. . Large 8vo,. With map and 250 illustrations..
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland - with descriptions of the inner life of the people, their manners and customs, the primitive and antiquities etc - Volume I

by Du Chaillu, Paul B

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John Murray, London, 1881. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 441 pages (complete). An aging, amiable copy. Gilt decoration and titling (genial). The boards have wear about all edges, corners and seams from handling, shelving and storage. They are scuffed, marked by use and storage, worn. However, they are also steady and comfortable. Within, the contents are bearing their years with dignity. There is evidence of use and age throughout. The paper trims are smeared and flecked with foxing. The contents have flushes, blots, spots of foxing and age-related marks throughout. Nonetheless, the contents are comfortable, clear, convivial, certain, amiable, companionable, cheerful. Please note that should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland [2 Vols]

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

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Harper & Brothers, 1881. Hardcover. Good. . 2 vols. No map. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Some shelf wear/mottlinig, spines tanned. Pages clean.
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LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland/Two (2) Volume Set

by Du Chaillu, Paul B

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New York: Harper & Brothers (No Date ca.1891). Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spines and elaborate gilt sun on front covers. Bindings moderately soiled and rubbed. Wear to spine ends. Spines darkened. Vol. 1: Hinges cracked. Approx. 1/2" closed tear to top edge of front endpaper. Vol. 2: Hinges starting. Previous owner's name to top margin of title page of both volumes. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Includes a folding color map in rear pocket of Vol. 1 w/ a couple small tears. Illust. w/ numerous b/w text illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Land of the Midnight Sun ; summer and winter journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland, with descriptions of the inner life of the people, their manners and customs, the primitive antiquities, etc.,

by Paul B du Chaillu

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George Newnes Limited, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H/B 759 pages, condition is very good. New Edition. Blue Boards with split along spine.
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland With Descriptions of the Inner Life of the People, Their Manners and Customs, The Primitive Antiquities, Etc.

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

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London: George Newnes, Limited, 1899. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. A smart new edition of this exciting work of travel writing from Paul Du Chaillu. New edition. Illustrated throughout with a folding map, one folding plate, and over two hundred and fifty in-text illustrations, some of which are full-paged. Collated complete. An account of the peninsula of Scandinavia and the life of its people through a series of journeys made by the author, with stories from the Arctic circle, the fjords, islands, and much more. Written by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu, a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. In the original pictorial blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities and boards. Fading to the spine and parts of the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with folding plate detached but present. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. A small closed tear to the front folding map due to handling. Good
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The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland, and Northern Finland

by DU CHAILLU, Paul B

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George Newnes, London, 1899. Book Hardcover. Good. vii,759 pp. With map and 250 illustrations. 1/4 morocco effect lue leather and blue cloth scuffed, slight splitting of front hinge at foot.
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THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN : SUMMER AND WINTER JOURNEYS THROUGH SWEDEN, NORWAY, LAPLAND AND NORTHERN FINLAND (TWO VOLUMES, WITH MAPS)

by Du Chaillu, Paul B

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1882. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. xvi, 441 (Vol. I); xvi, 474 (Vol. II). Illustrated with tissue-guarded, frontispieces and a total of 468 illustrations. Map of Scandanavia in folder on rear pastedown measures 22.5 in x 18.5 in. Dark blue cloth-covered boards with embossed burgundy birds and gilt sun design to fronts. Embossed burgundy birds to back. Gilt title and burgundy emblem to spines. Some scuffing to boards and rubbing to extremities. Small closed tears to top/bottom of spines. Dark stain to fore-edge of Volume I. Unmarked interior. Front hinges showing and light foxing throughout both volumes. Volume II has 2 in. x 1 in. open tear to front free endpaper. Pages i-xvi in Volume II partially separated. Map in very good condition. Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1831 - 1903) was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the… Read More
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