Item #99362 An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery. Two Volumes. William Scoresby.

An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery. Two Volumes

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1820) 1969. 1st ed thus, Volumes 1 & 2 (complete), octavo, Vol.1: pp.xx, 551, (82, appendix), folding fronts. & table, Vol. 2: pp.viii. 574, incl Index, 22 plates at end, some folding including a map, prev. owners inscr. in first volume, some water marking to spines, orig. cloth bds., d.j.s. Very good condn

Facsimile of the 1820 edition. The author was a pioneering Arctic explorer and scientist. Item #99362

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