colvocoresses lieut geo (1 Ergebnisse)

371,(1), 10 pages of publishers catalogue. Octavo. Original publishers blind and gilt stamped red cloth. Gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Spine a bit soiled and gilt has oxidized. Light yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated with black and white engraved plates including a frontispiece. The appendix is present. Professional repairs to the top and bottom of the spine. Some light wear to the cloth, especially along the edges of the boards where some fraying has begun. Previous owner's notation on the front pastedown. Some light spots of soiling throughout and an old tide line on the last few pages of the text block. An overall good to very good copy. SABIN 14907. COWAN, p.138. SPENCE 310. ROSOVE ANTARCTIC 74.B1. The author's account of being a part of Wilkes's lengthy exploring expedition. Quite scarce especially in the original cloth.