A SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, For The Use Of Schools, On A New And Perfectly Easy Plan, In Which The European Boundaries Are Stated, As Settled By The Peace of Paris, November, 1815.
de Bigland, J
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
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Henry Mozley And Son. Derby, England, 1828 Book size about 4 1/2 by 7 inches with some 137 pages plus three pages of ads at the rear. Four pages of ads at the front. Bound in full calf with gilt lines on the spine (No lettering on the covers). This is the 'Eighth Edition, In Which Are Inserted The Discoveries Of Captain Parry In The Arctic Regions, Etc. Etc.'. Book includes seven fold-out maps: The World, Europe, British Isles, Asia, Africa, North America, South America. In addition to the usual geography information there are six pages of information on Arctic exploration including the search for the fabled Northwest Passage, loss of ice in Greenland, government bounties for reaching certain Arctic goals, viewing the Aurora Borealis, etc. The Greenland ice loss was calculated at 18,000 square miles opening up the east coast of Greenland for the first time. An important reference to the state of Arctic exploration and knowledge at the time. Book with wear through at one bottom tip; corners bumped; light wear at spine top/bottom; first map with slight bend marks along the fore-edge; very light foxing. A superior copy of this very scarce book. NEAR FINE. 5th or later Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- 16755
- Título
- A SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, For The Use Of Schools, On A New And Perfectly Easy Plan, In Which The European Boundaries Are Stated, As Settled By The Peace of Paris, November, 1815.
- Autor
- Bigland, J
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 5th or later Edition.
- Editorial
- Henry Mozley And Son. Derby, England
- Fecha de publicación
- 1828
- Palabras clave
- ARCTIC, ARCTIC EXPLORATION, CAPTAIN PARRY, AURORA BOREALIS, GREENLAND, NORTHWEST PASSAGE
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Education;
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