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Published by American Publishing Company, Hartford, CT, 1883
- Hardcover
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co., Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.Ten Pound Island Book Co.
Contact seller4-star sellerHartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1883. Second edition. "As related by the survivors and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant de Long." George deLong's ill-fated expedition disproved the "Open Polar Sea" theory, but it cost the lives of most of the crew, including De Long himself. Newcomb was the Naturalist on the Expedition and one of the small group of survivors. Surprisingly scarce in the trade. Not in Arctic Bib. Bound in publisher's decorated cloth. Some cover spotting and light wear. Text very good condition. 22 cm. xv-479 pp. b/w ills. throughout. Second edition. "As related by the survivors and in the records and last journals of Lieutenant de Long." George deLong's ill-f. …
