A Visit to Iceland by way of Tronyem, in the "Flower of Yarrow" Yacht in the Summer of 1824
by BARROW, John;
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London, John Murray, 1835, First edition. . original cloth, title printed on original paper spine label (bit worn), old joint repair, lightly foxed on some pages, very good clean copy. . 12mo [21 x 13 cm]; xxiv, 320 pp, engraved frontis, 9 engraved plates (complete as per list), other engravings, engraved musical notation. . The author describes the people, towns, customs, and much on nature including two large chapters on geysers. Barrow described Iceland as "an island of deep interest, and one not easily accessible, where the grand agencies of Nature employed in creating, changing and destroying the earth's surface, are carried on to a greater extent probably than most other parts of the globe." National Maritime Museum 858. Catalogue of the Royal Geographical Society p. 31. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Visit to Iceland by way of Tronyem, in the "Flower of Yarrow" Yacht in the Summer of 1824
- Author
- BARROW, John;
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth, title printed on original paper spine label (bit worn), old joint repair, lightly foxed on some pages, very good
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, John Murray, 1835, First edition.
- Size
- 12mo [21 x 13 cm]; xxiv, 320 pp,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel - Europe;
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