{"product_id":"crantz-greenland-1767-first-edition-124196","title":"The History of Greenland:","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eCharming copy of this history of Greenland, written by Moravian Church missionary David Cranz (1723-1777) during a year's tour of the Moravian missions of New Herrnhut (in Nuuk) and Lichtenfels (Akunnaat). He provides much information on the life and culture of Inuits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a section devoted to whaling, consisting of a description of the Greenland black whale and an account of its habits; the Jupiter whale, the humpback whale, the knotted whale, whales of Bermuda, the cachelot and its store of spermaceti, the white whale, and the whaling industry in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst English edition; two vols, 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm); 2 maps, 7 folding plates, armorial bookplates to pastedowns, endpapers a little browned; contemporary half calf, marble boards, flat spines gilt, lacking lettering pieces, all edges speckled, upper joints just starting, else a very good copy; lix, 405; [ii], 497 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArctic Bibliography 3471; Cox 11, p. 18; Sabin 17417.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"CRANTZ, David.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57222795952503,"sku":"124196","price":1144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124196_2_11f79d86-e4d8-429d-a7d9-2268ef9c7e01.jpg?v=1782421069","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/crantz-greenland-1767-first-edition-124196","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}