Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall

Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition
Made by Charles F. Hall
J. E. Nourse
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1879
644 pages
Steel engravings, Wood engravings,
Photo engravings and Heliotypes Maps
Sketches of Coastline drawn by Innuits

The front hinge is cracked, the binding is weakening but in acceptable condition. The pages are tanning, the frontispiece tissue covering is wrinkled and has a tear and two pages have small edge tears. The map from the rear pocket is missing. The cover is rubbed and edge worn. Acceptable. Hardcover.

Narrative of the Second Arctic Expedition Made by Charles F. Hall His Voyage to Repulse Bay, Sledge Journeys to the Straits of Fury and Hecla and to King Williams's Land, and Residence among the Eskimos during the years 1864-1869.
Appendixes: Astronomical Observations, Meteorological Observations, Geological Collections discussed by Prof. Benj. K. Emerson, Conversations with the Innuits 1864, 1868 and 1869, Statistics furnished by US Consul McDougall as to the whale fishery and the manufacture of jute at Dundee by use of whale and seal oil (#00002129)