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1906 - Ross, J.

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€240

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€240 - 360

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27%

Ross, J. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a Northwest Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829–1833. Including the Reports of J. C. Ross and the Discovery of the North Magnetic Pole. London, Webster 1835. 4°. With 31 engraved or lithographed plates and maps (9 in color). 4 leaves, XXXIII, 740 pp. Contemporary cloth binding with gold-stamped title. (Some pages slightly stained and rubbed.) Sabin 73381. Staton-Tr. 1808. Cat. Nederl. Scheepv. Mus. 305. Abbey, Travel 636. First edition of this text version. - Account of Ross’s voyage, which led, among other things, to the discovery of the Magnetic North Pole. Includes the supplement, published as a separate volume, containing the scientific findings of the voyage. - Without appendix. Slightly browned, with occasional light staining.

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 2
Thursday, December 10
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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