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HOOKER, William Dawson.

Notes on Norway;

or, a brief journal of a tour made to the northern parts of Norway in the Summer of MDCCCXXXVI.

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107792

Glasgow, (unpublished), Printed by George Richardson, 1839

£750

Inscribed on the upper wrapper: 'Mrs. Wýýýý/ With Wm. Hooker's/ Compliments'.

Scarce. William Dawson Hooker (1816-1840), physician and botanist, undertook a journey to northern Norway in 1836, to study the flora and fauna and local customs. He was the son of Sir William Jackson Hooker, botanist and Director of Kew Gardens.

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Second edition. 8vo, inscribed by the author, 123 pp., 4 lithograph plates, original brown coated wrappers, spine worn, occasional light browning, small marginal damp stain to plates, a good copy.

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