PEARSON, Henry J.
Beyond Petsora Eastward.
Beyond Petsora Eastward.
Two Summer Voyages to Novaya Zemlya and the Islands of Barents Sea.
Stock Code 125186
London, R. H. Porter, 1899
with als from the author
With a signed letter from the author to a 'Mr Backhouse' dated 'June 23rd'.A detailed account of an ornithological journey to North Russia and the Barents Sea.
First edition; 8vo (24 x 19 cm); signed letter inserted loose, colour lithograph frontispiece, 88 photographic plates, 6 in-text maps, 2 folding maps at rear, bookplates to front pastedown and endpaper; publisher's original green cloth, gilt lettering and vignette to upper board, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, a fine copy; xiv, 335pp.
Zimmer p. 484.
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