first edition
1930-1934 · Oslo
by [WHALING] AAGAARD, Bjarne
Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk, 1930-1934. First Edition. First printings. Octavo (25.5cm). Blue cloth stamped in gilt; blu eand white decorative endpapers; I: [xvi],[414],viii pp.; II: [vi],419-1068,[2]pp; III; [556],LV,[1]pp; 3 foldings maps and one folding plate in vols I and II, black and white illustrations throughout. Title pages printed in two colors. Ownership inscriptions and stamps of Edward Mitchell. With original dustjackets tipped in at rear of each volume, heavily trimmed, one split at spine fold, one mended with cellotape. Lacking the final volume III.2. Sound and clean, lightly rubbed at extremities: Very Good. A major Norwegian work on the history of whaling and exploration in the southern hemisphere, never translated into English.
(Inventory #: 59502)