PERILS AND ESCAPES AMONG ICEBERGS! THE WONDERS OF THE ARCTIC WORLD A History of All the Researches and Discoveries in the FROZEN REGIONS OF THE NORTH .... together with... THE POLARIS EXPEDITION by Sargent, Epes; William Cunnington (First Edition)
by Epes Sargent; William H. Cunnington
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Book Company, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. Illustrated. History of Arctic explorations, including Russian (Deshneff); Depteff, Behring, Schalaroff; Admiral Van Wrangell. Parry's first, second and third voyages.Sir John Franklin's first and second land expeditions. Scoresby's Discoveries. Grinnell expedition. Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. Brown decorated cloth. Previous owner's name written inside front cover. First front free end paper gone. Illustrated. Frontispiece portraits. 639pp. Spine cloth worn with some losses (about 1/2 inch) at tail. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
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- Title
- PERILS AND ESCAPES AMONG ICEBERGS! THE WONDERS OF THE ARCTIC WORLD A History of All the Researches and Discoveries in the FROZEN REGIONS OF THE NORTH .... together with... THE POLARIS EXPEDITION by Sargent, Epes; William Cunnington (First Edition)
- Author
- Epes Sargent; William H. Cunnington
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Philadelphia Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1873
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration;
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