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Hayes, Isaac I.

The Land of Desolation; Being a Personal Narrative of Observations and Adventure in Greenland

1892

124.08 €

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Year of publication
1892
Place of printing
New York. Harper & Brothers
Author
Hayes, Isaac I.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Polar
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 357, [2, ads] pp frontis, 39 illus, mostly being full-page and maps. original green cloth with gilt picture on front cover in black border, gilt spine title lettering, edges rubbed, spine ends bit worn, name on endpaper but clean very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Arctic Bibliography 6792: 'Narrative of a visit to Greenland in the steam yacht of the artist William Bradford, 1869, giving an account of the trip along the coast, from Julianehaab to Melville Bay, with chapters on the Norst ruins, on the settlement of Julianehaab, glaciers, icebergs, fiords, polar bear hunting, Upernavik, Disko Island, Godhavn, etc, with numerous illustrations of local scenes and customs'. Smith H62: 'interestingly written'.