Titre
Polar Gleams, an Account of a Voyage on the Yacht 'Blencathra’
Auteur
Peel, Helen
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
London: Edward Arnold, 1894
Prix
€ 179,00
Détails
Scarce first edition of this first-hand account of a Polar voyage
Plus d'informations
Peel, Helen
Polar Gleams, an Account of a Voyage on the Yacht 'Blencathra’. With a Preface by The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Contributions by Joseph Wiggins and Frederick G. Jackson
London: Edward Arnold, 1894 [First edition]
8vo (23x15.5 cm); xviii, 211 pp. Illustrated with 16 plates (including frontispiece) and 2 maps. Bound in original full silk cloth with silver gilt title on front board and spine.
Condition good plus: Some rubbing to edges and head and tail of spine. Ex-libris Roberrt Hogarth Clay MD and small sticker on pastedown. Small stain on rear board. Stamp on title and title-page. Internally clean and fine.
Very scarce first edition of this first-hand account of the Polar voyage of the yacht 'Blencathra', an in-depth work on an exciting expedition from Britain, through northern Norwegian Waters, Barents and Kara Seas, up the Yenisey River to Gol'chikha, and return to Archangel; with notes on the Lapps and Samoyeds. The book recounts Peel’s personal experiences and observations, and offers an account of her adventures and encounters with the unique landscapes, wildlife, and indigenous cultures of the polar regions.
Polar Gleams, an Account of a Voyage on the Yacht 'Blencathra’. With a Preface by The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Contributions by Joseph Wiggins and Frederick G. Jackson
London: Edward Arnold, 1894 [First edition]
8vo (23x15.5 cm); xviii, 211 pp. Illustrated with 16 plates (including frontispiece) and 2 maps. Bound in original full silk cloth with silver gilt title on front board and spine.
Condition good plus: Some rubbing to edges and head and tail of spine. Ex-libris Roberrt Hogarth Clay MD and small sticker on pastedown. Small stain on rear board. Stamp on title and title-page. Internally clean and fine.
Very scarce first edition of this first-hand account of the Polar voyage of the yacht 'Blencathra', an in-depth work on an exciting expedition from Britain, through northern Norwegian Waters, Barents and Kara Seas, up the Yenisey River to Gol'chikha, and return to Archangel; with notes on the Lapps and Samoyeds. The book recounts Peel’s personal experiences and observations, and offers an account of her adventures and encounters with the unique landscapes, wildlife, and indigenous cultures of the polar regions.
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