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KOLDEWEY, Karl (1837-1908). The German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70: and Narrative of the Wreck of the "Hansa" in the Ice. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1874.
An attractive copy of the first English edition of the account of the Second German North Polar expedition under Koldewey.
Octavo (238 x 159mm). 4 chromolithographic plates, 30 wood engraved plates, 2 chromolithographic maps, wood engraved illustrations throughout (dampstain affecting gutter of frontispiece). Original decorated green cloth. Provenance: Charles H. Gatty (member of the Royal Geographical Society of London; inscription on front endpaper dated 1874) – Maggs Bros. Ltd.
An attractive copy of the first English edition of the account of the Second German North Polar expedition under Koldewey.
Octavo (238 x 159mm). 4 chromolithographic plates, 30 wood engraved plates, 2 chromolithographic maps, wood engraved illustrations throughout (dampstain affecting gutter of frontispiece). Original decorated green cloth. Provenance: Charles H. Gatty (member of the Royal Geographical Society of London; inscription on front endpaper dated 1874) – Maggs Bros. Ltd.