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A two volume set. Large 8vo. Vol I: pp. xvi, 346, [xvii]-xxii; viii, Vol II: [347]-702, [ix]-xii. with half-titles. titles in red & black. UEG, some minor foxing at the fore-edge of the textblock,16 photogravure plates with tissue guard in place, 2 folding panoramas, 5 coloured maps (2 folding) & 212 text illus. (many full-page). original gilt-stamped green cloth, in nice condition. First Edition of the English Translation of Abruzzi s account of the 1899-1900 Italian expedition to the Arctic. Travelling on the Stella Polare from Archangel, the expedition sailed across the Barents Sea to Rudolph Island and Franz Joseph Land. The work includes an account, written by Umberto Cagni, of the sledge party s unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole and their journey to 83° 16 . Arctic Bib. 10423. National Maritime Museum I 1001.
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| Original Title | On the "Polar Star" In The Arctic Sea Translated By William Le Queux. | |
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| Published Date | 1903 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No dustjackets | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | Larger 8vo volumes | |
| Place of Publication | London | |
| Edition | First edition thus | |
| Category: | Arctic | |
| Authors: | ABRUZZI, Duke of., Luigi Amedeo of Savoy | |
| Publishers: | Hutchinson And Co, Longman |
A two volume set. Large 8vo. Vol I: pp. xvi, 346, [xvii]-xxii; viii, Vol II: [347]-702, [ix]-xii. with half-titles. titles in red & black. UEG, some minor foxing at the fore-edge of the textblock,16 photogravure plates with tissue guard in place, 2 folding panoramas, 5 coloured maps (2 folding) & 212 text illus. (many full-page). original gilt-stamped green cloth, in nice condition. First Edition of the English Translation of Abruzzi s account of the 1899-1900 Italian expedition to the Arctic. Travelling on the Stella Polare from Archangel, the expedition sailed across the Barents Sea to Rudolph Island and Franz Joseph Land. The work includes an account, written by Umberto Cagni, of the sledge party s unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole and their journey to 83° 16 . Arctic Bib. 10423. National Maritime Museum I 1001.
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
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