Rare 1^st edition antiquarian title with numerous Victorian woodcuts.

In the Polar Regions or, Nature and Natural History in the Frozen Zone with Anecdotes and Stories of Adventure and Travel.

By anonymous author(s). Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, in 1894.

Woodcuts by Victorian illustrators Edouard Riou, Ettlin, Edward Etherington, Edward Neale, among others.

Low starting bid.

Perfect for collectors of antiquarian travel books, Arctic exploration, and Victorian illustrations. Also ideal for making framed prints out of illustrations.

 

Condition and description

Very good minus condition. Rebound volume.

Foolscap 8vo. (6¾" x 4¼ " [17.1cm x 10.7cm]). Pp.: viii, 238. Rebound textured lichen green, thick paper covered hardback boards with black stamped lettering to spine. Author(s) unknown. Copiously illustrated with original plates of Victorian era woodcuts. Illustrations uncredited but many can be identified by artist’s signatures to plates.

Very good minus book. Skilfully rebound 130 years old book. Sound binding. Pages slightly tender at binding in first and final gatherings due to age and usage of paper. One loose page (p.215). Scattered foxing throughout the book. Recto of 1^st prelim toned with some markings from previous owners. Final page also toned (p.238).

Else clean, presentable collectable volume of tales of early Arctic exploration, complete with copious Victorian woodcut illustrations by masters of the art.

 

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