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Hayes, Isaac I.

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

1892

124,08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1892
Lieu d'édition
New York. Harper & Brothers
Auteur
Hayes, Isaac I.
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Polar
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

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'.