Bonhams 1793 : DEWHURST (WILLIAM HENRY) The Natural History of the Order of Cetacea and the Oceanic Inhabitants of the Arctic Regions, Published by the Author, 1834; and two others (3)

The Natural History of the Order of Cetacea and the Oceanic Inhabitants of the Arctic Regions, first edition, frontispiece, 20 lithographed and wood-engraved plates, additional illustrations throughout, preliminary gatherings working loose, contemporary cloth, top of spine defective [Sabin 19866, Nissen, ZBI 1106], 8vo, London, Published by the Author, 1834--MANBY (GEORGE WILLIAM) Journal of a Voyage to Greenland, in the year 1821, engraved folding map hand-coloured in outline, minor tear without loss at fold, 20 lithographed plates after James Duffield Harding (5 folding), woodcut illustrations throughout, occasional light spotting, later quarter cloth preserving original spine label [Sabin 44195], 8vo, Whittaker, 1823--MARKHAM (ALBERT HASTINGS) A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia. And an Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the "Polaris", frontispiece, 7 lithographed plates, folding lithographed map in colour, bookplate of F.J. Meyer, later ink ownership inscription by Basil French on front free endpaper, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, Sampson Low, 1874 (3)

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