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Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1899, this entertaining account of two expeditions into the Arctic regions is a glimpse into the hands-on, often bizarre approaches of late nineteenth-century naturalists. Across a collection of diary entries and scientific papers, the authors explore the ornithology, botany and geology of Arctic Norway and Russia.

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Cambridge University Press, 2011-12-29. 1. Paperback. Used:Good.

London: R. H. Porter, 1899. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xiv,335pp. Octavo in original gilt lettered, decorated green cloth with bevelled edges and black coated endpapers with colour frontispiece (bird eggs), 88 B&W plates from photos, illustrations (maps and plans) in text, and 2 folding maps (at end). Very attractive copy indeed. very good AB 25015. With the engraved armoural bookplate of A.L. Clarke. 1899

London: R.H. Porter, 1899. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Near Fine Cloth Hardcover.. Green cloth decoratively stamped and titled in gilt with beveled edges. 24 by18.5 cm.; 9.5 by 7.25 inches 8vo; xiv, 335 pages. Illustrated with a color frontispiece on card stock of the eggs of Little Stint; numerous plates [88] from photographs, and 2 folding maps. First Edition, First Printing. The Bindings are tight and square. light foxing to edges of text block. Text clean, Light even toning and minor occurrences of offsetting. Minimal shelf handling wear. With appendices "On The Botany and Geology" by Colonel H.W. Feilden. (1838-1921) Includes notes on glacial deposits in Green Harbour Spitsbergen p 255. A remarkable account of an ambitious project, this book forms part of the nineteenth-century genre of scientific travel literature and contains still-relevant information about the Arctic environment. In 1895, naturalists Henry J. Pearson and Colonel H. W. Feilden sailed to Norway… Read More

1899. London, Porter, 1899. Small 4to. Orig. pictorial cloth gilt. Slight wear to top a. bottom of spine. Top edge gilt. Chromolithogr. frontisp. XIV,335 pp, 88 plates a. 2 fold. maps. Wood p. 514. The text is principally ornithological, Appendix containing a list of the species of birds observed by the party.

London: R. H. Porter,, 1899. First edition of this richly illustrated ornithological, botanical, and geological work detailing the results of the expeditions undertaken by Pearson and Feilden to the extreme north east of Europe in 1895 and 1897 upon the Saxon and the Laura. Pearson (1850-1913) was a fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, and a member of the British Ornithologists' Club and The Royal Horticultural Society. This work was noted for its contributions to the understanding in those societies of the Arctic region. This copy has the bookplate of the arctic explorer William Herbert Hobbs (1864-1953) to the front pastedown. Hobbs led four expeditions to Greenland to study the region's geology and the nature of glaciers. Large octavo. Original green cloth over bevelled boards, titles to spine and front cover in gilt, illustration to front cover in gilt, top edge gilt, black coated endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. Colour frontispiece of bird eggs, 88 black and white plates, 2… Read More

1899. R.H. Porter, 1899. 8vo. Original olive green cloth, upper cover blocked in gilt with title and author, bracing a splendid gilt vignette of a native of the region, swaddled against the cold, top edges gilt; xiv + pp. 335, with a chromolithographed frontispiece of "Eggs of Little Stint" by Henrik Grõnvold, 103 photographic plates on 88 leaves, and 8 maps (2 folding);faint spotting to index, otherwise extremely clean and bright, partially uncut, very good indeed. First edition. This is a superbly detailed account of the ornithology, and to a lesser extent, botany and geology of this region, described here as "A Russian Province of the North", heading north of Norway, and "Russian" Lapland. "It may be complained that the whole thing is far too birdy, and without doubt birds and their doings occupy the largest portion; but the study of bird-life was the first reason and object of the voyages." (Preface). Zimmer p. 484.

London:: Porter,, 1899.. First edition.. publisher's green bevelled decorated cloth.. Very light foxing to fore and bottom edges; old ink name on flyleaf; the cloth bright and very attractive.. Large 8vo,. With Appendices on the Botany and Geology by Colonel H. W. Feilden. 89 plates and one folding map.

London: R.H. Porte, 1899. 1st Edition signed. Hardcover. Good. Inscribed by Author(s). Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. 324 Pages With The Index. Includes The Two Fold Out Maps At The Rear. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Signed Gift Inscription By The Author To A Friend Named "Lennox" Signed By The Author "Henry J. Pearson" At The Half Title Page. Gilt Lettering Is Bright. The Green Covers Have Some Small Tears, Mainly At The Spine.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.