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Narrative of the North Polar Expedition. U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding.

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Sale 347: Travel & Exploration - Alaska & the Poles - Maps & Atlases (#347) 01/25/2007 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #64 Narrative of the North Polar Expedition. U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding.

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(Hall, Charles Francis)

Title:

Narrative of the North Polar Expedition. U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding.

Author:

Davis, C.H. (ed)

Place Published:

Washington

Publisher:

Government Printing Office

Date Published:

1876

Description:

696 pp. Illustrated with 2 steel engraved frontispieces, 30 full page wood engravings, 2 photolithographs, 6 maps and several smaller woodcut illustrations in text. 10x7½, original red cloth, gilt image of a dogsled on front. First Edition.

Scarce narrative of the Polaris expedition on land and sea in the Arctic. Nicely illustrated.

Condition:

Spine rebacked with cloth tape, portion of the original spine laid on, covers heavily worn, front cover nearly detached, rear hinge repaired; some foxing to plates; overall fair condition.

Item#:

179226

Headline:

Narrative of the North Polar Expedition 1876
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