1881, ISBN: acbe949697728b12aaf36f101c39ee79

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1881. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. Illustrated with tinted chromoxylographs and folding colour maps, this is a fascinating scientific and his… Plus…

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1881. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. Illustrated with tinted chromoxylographs and folding colour maps, this is a fascinating scientific and historical study of the polar regions, in a striking pictorial cloth binding. German scientific writer Dr. Georg Hartwig's study of the Arctic and Antarctic, covering both the geography of these regions and their natural history, and in the delightful publisher's pictorial cloth binding.Illustrated with three colour folding maps and seven tinted chromoxylographs, alongside numerous vignette woodcuts. Collated, complete.With the intention of conveying 'solid instruction under an entertaining form', Hartwig describes the geography, geology and history of exploration in the regions, with the first half of the work dedicated to the Arctic, and the second half to the Antarctic.Hartwig published a number of such works, including studies of the aerial, subterranean and tropical worlds.With a twenty-four page publisher's catalogue to the rear.A beautifully illustrated scientific and historical study of the polar regions. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with minor discolouration to back strip. Light rubbing to joints, with boards bright. Internally, firmly bound. Handling marks and areas of spotting throughout, most prominent to pages facing plates. Very Good, Longmans, Green & Co., 1881, 3<

1869, ISBN: acbe949697728b12aaf36f101c39ee79

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 47.95], [PU: Harper & Brothers], ADVENTURE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION POLAR ARCTIC ANTARCTIC, First edition. Edges rubbed, pencil drawing on second blank, hinge… Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 47.95], [PU: Harper & Brothers], ADVENTURE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION POLAR ARCTIC ANTARCTIC, First edition. Edges rubbed, pencil drawing on second blank, hinges starting. 1869 Hard Cover. 486, 6, 4 pp. Arctic Bibliography 6733. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and decor on spine, gilt decor of Inuit with dog and dogsled on front board. With additional chapters and one hundred and sixty-three illustrations. Contains a characterization (based on literature) of arctic lands, the various zones, climate and vegetation, the land mammals and birds, the seas and marine animals; regional sketches of exploration and general information (Iceland, Spitzergen, Jan Mayen, Bear Island, Novaya Zemlya); chapters on the peoples (Lapps, Samoyeds, Ostyaks, Yakuts, Tungus, Kamchadals, Chukchis, Eskimos, and Indians), the Russians' conquest of Siberia, their fur trade explorations, on the works of Wrangel and Steller; Kamchatka Peninsula, Bering Sea, Alaska; the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trade; arctic exploration from the time of the Norsemen to Hayes, 1860; and a section on Greenland.<

1869, ISBN: acbe949697728b12aaf36f101c39ee79

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Harper & Brothers], ADVENTURE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION POLAR ARCTIC ANTARCTIC, First edition. Edges rubbed, pencil drawing on second blank, hinges starting. 1… Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Harper & Brothers], ADVENTURE EXPLORATION EXPEDITION POLAR ARCTIC ANTARCTIC, First edition. Edges rubbed, pencil drawing on second blank, hinges starting. 1869 Hard Cover. 486, 6, 4 pp. Arctic Bibliography 6733. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and decor on spine, gilt decor of Inuit with dog and dogsled on front board. With additional chapters and one hundred and sixty-three illustrations. Contains a characterization (based on literature) of arctic lands, the various zones, climate and vegetation, the land mammals and birds, the seas and marine animals; regional sketches of exploration and general information (Iceland, Spitzergen, Jan Mayen, Bear Island, Novaya Zemlya); chapters on the peoples (Lapps, Samoyeds, Ostyaks, Yakuts, Tungus, Kamchadals, Chukchis, Eskimos, and Indians), the Russians' conquest of Siberia, their fur trade explorations, on the works of Wrangel and Steller; Kamchatka Peninsula, Bering Sea, Alaska; the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trade; arctic exploration from the time of the Norsemen to Hayes, 1860; and a section on Greenland.<