The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874. Second Edition. Half Calf. Marbled pastedown on boards. Very Good. 8vo. 22 by 15 cm. xviii, [2], 548 pp. Also seven chromozylographs (these are green, black and white, and their margins are a gold color), and three folding maps, all in color, as well as three single page maps at the end of the book, this latter group unrelated to the book's subject and also not listing in the List of Illustrations. Many smaller woodcuts throughout the text. All edges marbled in same pattern as endpapers. Rubbing along the joints, raised bands, edges. Some light scattered foxing but overall Interior reads mostly clean. Text block is tight. (Inventory #: 20247)