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POLAR MOSS (EDWARD LAWTON) Shores of the Polar Sea. A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6, FIRST EDITION, Marcus Ward, 1878
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POLAR
MOSS (EDWARD LAWTON) Shores of the Polar Sea. A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 16 mounted chromolithographed plates (finger marks to one plate), and numerous illustrations "from drawings made on the spot by the author", one colour-printed map, title and plate captions printed in red and black, publisher's decorative cloth gilt, g.e., rubbed, folio (448 x 331mm.), Marcus Ward, 1878
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"Moss was a naval surgeon on Nares' flagship, Alert, but also served as artist for the expedition, producing this sumptuous volume two years after the expedition returned. Although his preface disclaims a narrative intent for the book and places his emphasis on pictorial efforts, the book still provides a substantial and engaging account of the Nares expedition (1875-76)" (Books on Ice, 4.7).





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