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Weyprecht,K.
The metamorphoses of the polar ice. Vienna, Perles 1879. with 1 col. Plates and 1 folded map. General map. XIV p., 1 leaf, 284 pp. Illustr. olwd. with gilt stamping. (rubbed and worn). Embacher 296. first edition, rare. - Karl Weyprecht, as Payer's scientific advisor, was one of the leading participants in the Austrian-Hungarian Arctic expedition in the years. Arctic expedition in the years 1872-74 (cf. the detailed descriptions of his person in: Marschalek, Österr. Forscher). - Slightly browned, some light fingerstaining, biblical inscription on front cover.
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