Voyage Au Pole Sud et Dans L'oceanie Sur Les Corvettes L'astrolabe et la Zelle, Execute Par Ordre Du Roi Pendand Les Annees 1837-1838-1839-1840, sous le Commandement De M. J. Dumont D'Urville, Capitaine de vaisseau, Publie par Ordonnance de Sa Majeste.

D'urville, M.J. Dumont

Verlag: Paris Gide 1841-46 but 1847, 1841

Beschreibung

Octavo. ( Original printed wrappers in excellent condition. All edges untrimmed. Half titles all present. The odd tideline along the edges of some of the text blocks. Table of contents leaf at the rear of each volume. 9 large folding maps, bound in at the rear of each volume. Paper somewhat browned due to the quality but still in very good condition and very supple. A fantastic, unsophisticated set and difficult to imagine a better set. Rosove 105-1.A4 to 105-10.A4. Hill p89. Hill states "The aims of this expedition were to explore the south polar regions and various island groups in the Pacific. The expedition reached the ice pack in January 1838 but failed to penetrate it or get south of the 64th parallel." This later issue is complete with all of the 9 maps, has the title pages with the original publication dates but the outer wrappers are all dated 1847. As Rosove points out in all of the sets he has examined, the binder has glued extraneous printed paper bits to the inner wrappers to provide greater strength and backing. The rear wrapper has forth coming publications printed. Overall a remarkable survival. Formerly in the library of polar historian Ann Shirley. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 143476

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Titel: Voyage Au Pole Sud et Dans L'oceanie Sur Les...

Verlag: Paris Gide 1841-46 but 1847

Erscheinungsdatum: 1841

Einband: Softcover