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TREVOR-BATTYE,Aubyn


TREVOR-BATTYE, Aubyn. Ice-Bound on Kolguev, A chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe to which is added a record of the natural history of the island. xxviii, 458 pp. With numerous in-text and full-page illustrations, plus three coloured foldout maps. 8vo., bound in original gilt-stamped green cloth over lighter green boards, uncut, partially unopened. Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1895.

Third Edition. A primarily scientific study of this curious island off the northern coast of Russia during the summer of 1894. Includes a study of the native population known as the Samoyeds, as well as illustrations from the author's own sketches done on sight. Endpapers heavily foxed, covers slightly soiled, otherwise near fine.
Item nr. 116206     $ 375.00


 

 

 

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