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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1868, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Five [5] Volumes
by Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845. First edition available to the public, 1845. Five volumes, lacks the atlas. Publisher's original cloth, five imposing volumes with page size approximately 11" x 7", some volumes with a large number of unopened page edges. Includes all the steel plate engravings and maps called for in the five volumes of text, half-titles included in each volume. Dark brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt vignettes of eagle, shield and ship on covers and woman with map and ship on spine, additional cover decoration in blind, edges untrimmed. Good to very good condition with expected rubbing to covers, some spine chipping and wearthrough to corners, good hinges sound text blocks, lightly age-toned but clean pages with some occasional light foxing, modest semi-circular transparent stains to far outer margins of a few plates (images not affected), top margins of last 50 or so pages in volume III have transparent tide marks that do not affect printed areas, New South Wales map in volume II bound in upside down. No ownership names or markings. Important account of expedition which circumnavigated the globe and included Antarctica, Pacific islands and the western coast of North America.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043329
- Title
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1868, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Five [5] Volumes
- Author
- Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Lea & Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- EXPLORATION CIRCUMNAVIGATION WORLDWIDE VOYAGE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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