William Scoresby
Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery
Archibald Constable and Co.
1823
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First edition copy of Scoresby's account of his expedition to Greenland.
- William Scoresby (English).
- Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery: Including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland.
- Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823.
- xliii, 471 pages.
- Octavo.
- Includes two fold-out maps and two fold-out plates
- Original paper spine label tipped-in at back.
- Rebound in half-leather with dark brown cloth boards, dark brown leather and banded spine with black label and gilt lettering.
Condition Report
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Textblock has moderate age-toning to deckled edges.
Light shelf wear to bottom edge.
Occasional light foxing to pages interior, more significant on fold-out maps.
One fold-out map has two two-inch closed tears on the right edge.
Feature(s)
First Edition
Language
English
Subject
Travel, topography and voyages, Modern first editions, Voyages, Maritime
SKU
C8C9X