The First Crossing of Spitsbergen; Being an Account of an Inland Journey of Exploration and Survey, with Descriptions of several Mountain Ascents...and into most of the Fjords of Spitsbergen, and of an almost complete circumnavigation of the main Island
first edition hardcover
1897 · London
by CONWAY, William Martin, et al.
London: Dent, 1897. First Edition. hardcover. very good(-). 2 large color folding maps. 8 color plates, about 100 b/w illus. xii, 371pp. small, thick 4to, original two-toned cloth, uncut. London: J.M. Dent, 1897. Light foxing to text, mostly in margins, and to the two maps. The plates are not affected. Bookplates of a library and a former individual owner. Small area of soiling to bottom of spine. Otherwise a tight copy with no wear. (Inventory #: 171053)