Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, Under the Command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N. in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28.
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1932. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 493, [3]pp. 24 page publisher's catalog. This edition followed the 1831 London edition by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley and was pblished without the maps and plates; the unabridged text is reduced in size and some footnotes added, reducing the two-volume edition to one. A Fair to Good copy only in early 3/4 black leather over black pebbled cloth; spine ruled and titled in gold. Previous owner's names to front pastedown. The binding has been crudely treated, front board fully separated after title page. The text block itself is tight and clean. Sabin 4347. Item #22931
Price: $100.00
See all items in
Travel & Exploration
See all items by F. W. Beechey, Frederick William