Wrangell, Admiral Ferdinand

NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE POLAR SEA, IN THE YEARS 1820, 1821, 1822, AND 1823

NY: Harper & Brothers, Cliff - St. 1841. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Item #1506158

Apparently the 1st American edition. 12mo printed paper over boards. 302pp. Folding map (with closed 4 1/2" tear). Map, "Map of the North-East Part of Siberia" is 10 1/5" x 15 1/2" . Cover information says volume is Harpers' Family Library No. CXLVIII, etc. Fair only as spine paper is missing; general wear; light foxing; stains on a number of pages in last part of book; rear free endpaper missing; no ads. Binding is stable so the book is easy to read & won't fall apart. Scarce.

Price: $159.97