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Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
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WRANGEL, Ferdinand Petrovich von (1797-1870). Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, &1823. London: James Madden and Co., 1840.
8vo (216 x 133 mm). Engraved folding map (slight offsetting). (Some occasional light spotting and toning). Contemporary calf gilt, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Riviere (joints repaired, corners slightly bumped, slight wear to extremities). Provenance: Collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, second edition overall, preceded by the first edition in 1839 in German. Edited by Major Edward Sabine, the account remains one of the fundamental works on Russian Alaska. Arctic Bibliography 18994; Howes E-151.