The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the South Polar Regions
London and New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. Hardcover. frontis, illustrations, 243p. Contemporary 1/2 leather. 22cm. Covers scuffed. Front and back covers detached. Offsetting on title-page from staining and browning on tissue guard protecting the frontis. Minor foxing on page edges. Publisher's Presentation slip bound in ("With Mr. Arnold's Compliments"). Small unidentified gilt armorial stamp on front cover with "Fraena vel aurea Nolo" as motto. Bull's expedition was the first to set foot on the Antarctic continent. The expedition's efforts at whaling in the southern polar region were not commercially successful. Fair. Item #90812
Price: $300.00
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