Paul B du Chaillu: The land of the Midnight Sun: summer and winter journeys through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and northern Finland [2 volumes]. , London: John Murray, 1888.Fourth edition, complete in two hardback volumes. 8vo, xvi, 441pp; xvi, 474pp. Frontispiece to each volume, plates, text illustrations, folding map in rear pocket of volume 1. Original olive green cloth, gilt titling to the front boards and the spines. Bindings somewhat rubbed and scuffed, front inner hinge of volume 1 cracked (and repaired), gift inscription to the front free endpaper of each volume, greetings card pasted to the front pastedown of each volume. This is only a fair set overall, but the text blocks are clean and tightly bound, making it suitable as a reading, working or reference set. (Book ref. 28677) £30.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Cornell Books Limited , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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