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The History of Greenland: Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by the United Brethern in That Country. From the German of David Crantz. With a Continuation to the Present Time; Illustrative Notes; and an Appendix, Containing a Sketch of the Mission of the Brethern in Labrador
de Crantz, David 1723-1777
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme,& Brown, 1820. xi,359; vi,323 pp. 2 vols. Octavo. Bound in an attractive contemporary dark navy blue calf and marbled boards. Corners to match. Spine ruled in 6 compartments. Gilt decoration across the bands. Blind decoration in the panels. Title and author labels in brown calf. All edges trimmed. Grey matching endpapers. A bit of foxing more pronounced in the later stages of each volume. Very interesting binder's ticket in each volume. 7 plates, 2 maps (1 fold). Bookmark bound in each volume. Hand tied head bands. A very attractive binding and in excellent condition overall. AB 3472. "Abridged and revised edition of the English translation of 1767, with added material". Getting more difficult to find a nice clean copy like this. 1820
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- The History of Greenland: Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by the United Brethern in That Country. From the German of David Crantz. With a Continuation to the Present Time; Illustrative Notes; and an Appendix, Containing a Sketch of the Mission of the Brethern in Labrador
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- Crantz, David 1723-1777
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- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme,& Brown
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- inuit ethnographic
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